Democrats Raise $280K Overnight for Georgia Senate Runoffs: AOC

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said more than $280,000 in Democratic funding to elect Democratic senators in the Georgia runoffs was raised.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on slowdowns at the Postal Service ahead of the November elections on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 24, 2020. Tom Williams/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that overnight, more than $280,000 in Democratic funding for grassroots organizations working to elect Democratic senators in the Georgia runoffs was raised.

The money was raised to back Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who are aiming to unseat Georgia’s GOP senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Should Democrats take the seats, they would have a 50-50 tie in the Senate.