Tag Archives: Raphael Warnock

“I spent Friday night with the wonderful people of Winder, Georgia. And I thought about it as I was sitting there and thought about my own days as a high school student a long time ago. But it was Friday night. We should’ve been at a high school football game with high school students cheering on their classmates. “Instead, they …

ABC News reports: Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock’s speech echoed ones he made at the pulpit while attacking the Republican nominee and Republican efforts to disenfranchise voters in battleground states, including Georgia. “Behind the ‘Big Lie’ was an even bigger lie, it is the lie that this increasingly diverse American electorate does not get to determine the future of the …

Politico reports: Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) slammed Donald Trump for hawking $60 “God Bless the USA” Bibles — though he said he’s not surprised by the former president’s latest merchandising efforts. “The Bible does not need Donald Trump’s endorsement, and Jesus in the very last week of his life chased the money changers out of the temple, those who would …

The Hill reports: Sen. Raphael Warnock says there’s a chance his new children’s book could “be banned” by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) because it addresses race issues. The Georgia Democrat appeared Monday on “The Daily Show” to promote “Put Your Shoes on and Get Ready!” The picture book, whose title draws from a phrase Warnock says his father told …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Sen. Raphael Warnock claimed victory late Tuesday night in a tight runoff race for U.S. Senate. Warnock beat out Republican challenger Herschel Walker, a Georgia football legend. “After a hard-fought campaign — or should I say campaigns — it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy: The people …

NBC News reports: Polls are closing soon in the Senate runoff election in Georgia, where Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is hoping to fend off a challenge from Republican Herschel Walker. Voters faced rain and some long lines as both parties worked to drive people to the polls for the second time in as many months for the runoff, which was …

“Since the last time I was here, Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia. “Like whether it’s better to be a vampire or a werewolf. This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself. When I was 7. Then I grew up. “In case you’re wondering, by …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: With early voting reaching record numbers, a new poll says that the race to be Georgia’s next senator is deadlocked. The new survey from FrederickPolls, COMPETE Digital and AMMPolitical shows both Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Challenge Herschel Walker tied at 50 percent each ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff. According to the poll, 97 …

Axios reports: Georgia has seen record-breaking early vote turnout ahead of its Dec. 6 Senate runoff between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Herschel Walker. The Peach State set a new record for daily turnout during early voting on Tuesday, after setting the previous record on Monday. As of Tuesday evening, more than 800,000 Georgians had voted in the …

USA Today reports: Georgia voters are heading to the polls Saturday as the state’s runoff Senate election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker nears in the coming weeks. Democrats will maintain control of the Senate through 2024 due to important wins in Nevada and Arizona, guaranteeing at least a 50-50 split. Democrats hold the majority in an even Senate thanks …

Axios reports: Georgia’s highest court on Wednesday denied the state GOP and national Republican groups’ attempt to stop in-person early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26 for the state’s high-profile Senate runoff. Driving the news: In an order Wednesday, all justices agreed to deny Republicans’ request to overturn two lower court rulings, which determined counties may in fact hold in-person early …

The Associated Press reports: A judge on Friday said Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is the only possibility for Saturday voting before next month’s Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Warnock’s campaign, along with the Democratic Party of Georgia and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, …

Axios reports: With Senate control no longer at stake, a shortened, four-week timeframe without a voter registration window, confusion over early voting schedules and roughly 200,000 split-ticket voters in the general, strategists in both campaigns are scrambling to model just how many — and which — Georgians are likely to show up. In last week’s Axios Engagious/Schlesinger swing voter focus …

Yahoo News reports: Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley on Sunday quipped that Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) should be deported as she rallied for Georgia’s Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker. “Legal immigrants are more patriotic than the leftists these days,” Haley said at the Hiram, Ga., rally. “They worked to come into America and they love America. They want the …

The New York Times reports: All considered, this is a pretty good set of numbers for Democrats. If they win three of the four Senate seats, they hold the Senate if everywhere else goes as expected. Here, they lead in the magic three of four while remaining highly competitive in the fourth — though it’s very important to caution that …

From Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: Georgia voters continued to hit record breaking turnout on the first mandatory Saturday of Early Voting. As of Sunday morning, approximately 740K Georgia voters have cast their ballot during in-person Early Voting, with a whopping 79,682 showing up on Saturday, October 22nd. Saturday’s total marks an astounding 159% increase from day six of …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock tried to make the most of Republican Herschel Walker’s absence at the Atlanta Press Club debate on Sunday by using the platform to direct withering criticism at the empty lectern representing the GOP nominee. Ahead of Sunday’s meeting, Walker’s campaign released a scathing statement that claimed Warnock failed in the first debate …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: The race for U.S. Senate in Georgia continues to heat up. Republican Herschel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock will square off for the first and only time Friday night in Savannah. The debate will be broadcast on Nexstar stations in Savannah, Columbus and Augusta as well as on FOX 5 Atlanta. You can watch the televised …

Quinnipiac Polling reports: In the wake of a controversy that’s landed Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker in the national spotlight, the race for U.S. Senate in Georgia remains essentially unchanged with Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock leading Walker 52 – 45 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters in Georgia released today. This compares to a September 14th …

Emerson College Polling reports: The latest Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Georgia voters finds incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock with a two-point lead over Herschel Walker in the race for US Senate, 48% to 46%. Four percent of voters are undecided. Since the August Emerson Georgia poll, Warnock’s support increased four points and Walker’s support decreased by two points. Spencer …