The long fight for control of the U.S. Senate is drawing to a close in Georgia, and the Democrats appear set to win out — the Rev. Raphael Warnock is the projected winner of his race against Senator Kelly Loeffler, while Jon Ossoff is heavily favored to beat the other incumbent Republican, Senator David Perdue. Today, we look at the results so far from these history-making Senate races and at what they mean for the future and fortunes of the two main parties. Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nate-cohn?searchResultPosition=0?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nate Cohn</a>, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot&nbsp;at The New York Times.&nbsp; For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. You can read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Background reading:&nbsp;<ul><li>A Baptist preacher born and raised in Georgia,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/georgia-election-result.html?searchResultPosition=3?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Raphael Warnock has defeated Kelly Loeffler</a> to become his state’s first Black senator,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/raphael-warnock-georgia-senate.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=Homepage?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> breaking a barrier with distinct meaning</a> in American politics.</li><li>A surge in turnout from<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/high-turnout-among-black-voters-has-lifted-the-democratic-senate-candidates-in-georgia.html?searchResultPosition=5?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Georgia’s Black voters</a> has powered the fortunes of Mr. Warnock and Jon Ossoff.</li><li>You can follow the results<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/05/us/elections/results-georgia-runoffs.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=Homepage?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.&nbsp;</li></ul> For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily&nbsp;</a>

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