Georgia runoffs prompt celebrity reactions as votes are counted
Padma Lakshmi added 'Flip the Senate' to her Twitter name
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Even celebrities were on the edge of their seats early Wednesday, watching for results from the two U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia.
The races -- which will determine which way the Senate tips in the new Congress -- have proven to be extremely tight and have teetered back and forth as votes have rolled in.
Celebrities took to Twitter on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning to express their feelings on the nail-biter races.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Padma Lakshmi added "Flip the Senate" to her name on Twitter and shared a very brief clip of a particularly anxious "Saturday Night Live" character.
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"What's the mood tonight?" she wrote alongside it. "I'm here."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She later added: "Come through DeKalb county!!!"
"No matter what happens tonight, I just want Mitch McConnell to know that I hate him," said Billy Eichner.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In response to a tweet about the military and overseas ballots postmarked by Tuesday being counted until Friday, Alyssa Milano Tweeted: "#CountEveryVote because #EveryVoteCounts!!"
Sophia Bush also responded to a tweet encouraging voters to turn Mitch McConnell into the Senate's minority leader.
"I’ll pray it with you, too. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell," she said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Hopefully Georgia doesn’t shut down counting at 3AM again," wrote singer Joy Villa, referencing the long counting process that took place in the state during the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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She added: "How many 'voter irregularities' will be found in Georgia?"
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"JON OSSOFF is down by 456 votes with plenty more votes outstanding in Fulton, Dekalb, democratic strongholds, and Cobb," Debra Messing told her followers.
In the races, Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler faced Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, respectively. Republicans currently hold control in the Senate, but should the incumbents lose their seats, control would tip the other way.
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The runoffs drew more attention after Georgia voters went for Joe Biden in the presidential election.