reminder: days after Nov election, DC press was typing up GOP talking points abt how Republicans had GA in the bag.

that didn't make any sense to me 7 weeks ago; https://pressrun.media/p/gaslighting-georgia-the-press-assumes
"Something has clearly changed in the Peach State, as Democrats posted record turnout in counties outside Atlanta. The press ought to respect that and stop assuming Republicans are going to win the Senate before a single runoff vote is counted. "
NYT, WP, and Politico all rushed out stories assuming McConnell would be Senate leader during Biden's first term — they all assumed GA runoffs were layups for GOP
GOP *always* depicted as super-savvy
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