Georgia runoff debate: senator Kelly Loeffler refuses three times to accept Biden victory
Republican dodges questions from her Democrat runoff rival Raphael Warnock, while David Perdue fails to show up
Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud dominated a tense debate in Georgia ahead of a crucial Senate runoff election as Republican senator Kelly Loeffler refused three times to acknowledge the result of the November ballot, which Trump lost by a convincing electoral college margin and by more than 7m votes.
The future of the US senate hangs on the outcome of the 5 January election in Georgia with the two seats at stake determining whether Republicans or Democrats will hold an effective majority in the upper chamber. The result will play a major role in president-elect Joe Biden's ability to legislate and govern during his tenure as the next president of the United States.
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