The increase to $ 2, 000 dollars of the stimulus check has become a key issue in the elections in Georgia this Tuesday.
Following pressure from Democratic contenders Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue had to join the backing increase from $ 600 to $ 2, 000 dollars financial aid check .
At the president-elect’s Monday rally Joe Biden , took up the subject and warned of the risk that the Democrats would lose.
“Your election will end the blockade in Washington on the $ 2 stimulus check, 000 ”, Biden said. “If you send Senators Perdue and Loeffler back to Washington, those checks will never arrive. It’s that easy. The power is literally in your hands. ”
President Biden’s statement is half true, as Republican contenders pressured their Senate colleagues, primarily the leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) for that would allow the vote of the increase in aid against the pandemic of COVID – 19 . His efforts were unsuccessful.
In this matter, the president Donald Trump is also with the Democrats, but if the Republicans lose it is uncertain that they will maintain their support for the increase.
Democrats maintain their highly popular message, described by some as populist, given the need of millions of families affected by the pandemic.
There is a lot at stake, more than $ 2, 000 of help. President-elect Biden’s agenda itself is at risk of failing if Democrats don’t control the Senate. If Senator Loeffler or former Senator Perdue win, Republicans will remain in charge under McConnell.
In addition to the stimulus check, Ossoff and Warnock promote a referendum on whether Congress approves a minimum wage of $ 15 dollars nationwide, an infrastructure package, in addition to referring to their contenders as billionaires who used the pandemic to enrich themselves.
In the electoral process, Latinos have become key voters for the contenders , since although they represent only three percent of the voters, their decision may tip the balance, being one of the groups most affected by the pandemic.