Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker

[EarlG]

Source: Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.

With Warnock’s second runoff victory in as many years, Democrats will have a 51-49 Senate majority, gaining a seat from the current 50-50 split with John Fetterman’s victory in Pennsylvania. There will be divided government, however, with Republicans having narrowly flipped House control.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-walker-warnock-runoff-3d4e4d1ab1760792454e1cbd618ce332

[cbabe]

1. Peachy Georgia!

[peppertree]

2. Thank you, Georgia!

The world had you on its mind.

[onetexan]

67. Well said, & so true!!

[peppertree]

78. Why, thank you.

I suspect Senate Republicans are privately happy about this result as well.

The last thing they need, is Walker-on-all-fours punching Louisiana's Kennedy in the face after he refers to him as "boy."

They'd have to dig inside the walls to find Kennedy's remains.

[msfiddlestix]

85. Metaphorically speaking, right? I can actually hear Kennedy say that, but really??

I'm thinking.. I can actually hear that mysoginists, racists scumbag uttering such shit, but still...

I've entertained a few fantasy scenarios letting him hear everything I've got to say to that pig.

[peppertree]

89. Of course - but then, it wouldn't take much to trigger Walker-on-all-fours

The man would be like a ticking ape-shit timebomb, ambling through the Senate.

Senators and staffers would hear him coming down the hallways, and scram.

[msfiddlestix]

90. LOL I like your wit

[peppertree]

91. Why, thank you.

It is what it is.

[LiberalFighter]

86. Would there be a paying audience?

[peppertree]

88. *snort*

[SheltieLover]

3. Ty, GA voters!

[Glorfindel]

4. Thanks, EarlG

It's somehow more official when you say it!

[EarlG]

9. The LBN hosts were waiting for an AP link

I wanted to get the news on the home page so I went to the AP site and they had just updated their story at that very moment.

The red wave keeps on rolling

[BumRushDaShow]

11. I was refreshing and refreshing

[EarlG]

14. Sorry, didn't mean to sneak in there :)

I was at the AP site and the article updated literally right as I clicked on it.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. You deserve chance to confirm what will now be the new 51 - 49 Senate!

[hadEnuf]

72. Probably 49 - 49 excluding Manchin and Sinema.

The resident trojan Republicans.

[BumRushDaShow]

73. Well when it comes to judicial (and other nominee) confirmations

they have not been blocking any of that. However with the House going to the GOP, there won't be much coming over to the Senate for Manchin or Sinema to block.

[hadEnuf]

79. Yes, so far that's true and the Senate can at least stop most of the nonsense coming out of

the GOP controlled House as long as Manchin and Sinema don't try and screw it up.

[BumRushDaShow]

81. Well the Majority Leader (Schumer) would have the say over what sees the light of day

so any nonsense from the House GOP will be... wait for it.... DOA and not even put on the calendar. So not something that either of those two would have control over.

[hadEnuf]

84. Good!

n/t

[hadEnuf]

96. Oops! Turns out Sinema didn't fail to perform.

I wonder if Manchin has something up his sleeve as well?

Like I've said before: Trojan Republicans. Bastards.

[Sky Jewels]

17. And the outcome is so refreshing!

[dweller]

16. I'll never tire of this pic

✌🏻

[EarlG]

19. Yup

That is a keeper alright

[SunSeeker]

30. LOL

[BootinUp]

38. oh man

a riot.

[dalton99a]

49. +1

[CottonBear]

22. Thank you EarlG! I was canvassing in Georgia today!

We GA Dems are happy!

[Dave in VA]

28. Thank you

Your work is very much appreciated by the rest of us not in GA.

We will all sleep better and with a smile on our collective faces thanks to your efforts.

Thank you!

[CottonBear]

35. You're welcome. I was out on the doors until the polls closed.

I met and spoke with both Senator Warnock & Senator Ossoff on Sunday evening here in my city.

Reverend Warnock said we had to keep going and get out the vote!

[AllyCat]

29. Thank you for your efforts. All I could do was donate.

From afar. Just too far away.

[CottonBear]

59. Thank you for donating!

It was a team effort! 💙🍑🗳🍑💙

[JudyM]

34. Thank you so much, CottonBear.

You and everyone else who put the effort in to win this way-too-close race.

[CottonBear]

60. My county Democratic Party had an amazing GOTV effort!

Volunteering to canvass voters in my community was an awesome experience! I was out on the doors until almost 7pm last night! It was cold and wet and dark, but we did it!

💙🍑🗳🍑💙

[JudyM]

64. That last canvass on election night is exhilarating

Especially when you find stragglers who you can get out the door.

[CottonBear]

65. I spoke with a few & hopefully got them to vote!

I went back one more time to the previously not at home folks and found quite number who who had already voted plus a few stragglers.

Senator Warnock told us to leave it all on the field & don’t spike the ball before you reach the end zone!

💙🍑🗳🍑💙

[XanaDUer2]

74. Ty cottonbear! Nt

[CottonBear]

82. 💙💙💙

[Cha]

51. We Can't Thank You All Enough, CB! 💙

[CottonBear]

61. So many people here in GA & across the US helped!

When we vote, we win! 💙🍑🗳🍑💙

[Cha]

83. Exactly! Prime Example.. let

that be one of the Best Lessons there in Georgia!

💙🤷?♂️

[calimary]

93. Thank you, CottonBear!

Excellent work!

[CottonBear]

94. We GA Democrats got it done!

💙🍑🗳🍑💙

[calimary]

95. You got it done for ALL our sakes!

[calimary]

48. The AP will never steer you wrong!

A Mark Twain quote engraved on every AP journalism award reads …

“There are only two forces that carry light to all corners of the globe: the sun in the heavens and The Associated Press down here.”

Amen!

[RussBLib]

5. That's a relief

Warnock deserves.it. He's a good man who will work for all Georgians.

[Stuart G]

6. K and R...Thanks for posting..

...............................................

[AllaN01Bear]

7. can i breathe now ?? imitating cruse ship horns .

happ y happ y joy joy !!!

[iluvtennis]

8. Yasss!

[Skittles]

52. heh

love that

[BumRushDaShow]

10. BREAKING: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Georgia

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10:27 PM · Dec 6, 2022

[SouthBayDem]

12. Georgia...Georgia...

[Traildogbob]

13. Thank God

Now get the popcorn and watch the right blow their brains out with anger and blood pressure. Merry Christmas to all.

[Lulu KC]

15. Thank Goodness!

[brer cat]

18. GA DUers are very happy tonight.

Some of our fellow Georgians need to get a clue before 2024.

[Traildogbob]

23. Cue the

Lindsey Graham Hissy fit and Pearl crushing. Then watch em all dump Hershel like a trump or Newt does a current wife.

[Upthevibe]

21. EarlG...............

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IronLionZion]

24. Walker is free to go howl at the moon

[SunSeeker]

41. That will follow him forever, like "I am not witch" followed Christine O'Donnell.

[Orrex]

25. Has anyone from, say, WV announced that they're changing parties yet?

[Tanuki]

40. That's not gonna happen, but that someone is in his 70's and has suggested

that he may retire at the end of his term. Unfortnately, if that happens there is no potential Democratic contender who could win a Senate race there right now, barring a miracle. (I say this as someone who grew up in WV with multigenerational roots there).

[ColinC]

26. 4 times the charm

[AllyCat]

27. This has been a good day. And THIS was the cherry on top of the cake.

I am just so pleased!!

[FailureToCommunicate]

31. Thanks for the great news!

[cloudythescribbler]

32. it astounds me that w/such a VAST contrast in candidate quality, it'd be so close

To the extent that you can look at candidate quality independently of ideology, the contrast could hardly be more massive

it is very telling that Republicans, both in Nov & today were willing to mobilize fully behind someone like Walker

in AL, pederast Moore still raked in 47 some odd % of the vote

Democrats go overboard the other way, ditching people like Al Franken for reasons that strike me as far less than compelling -- and no similar defender of net neutrality in Congress has replaced him

At any rate, I'm glad I contributed to Warnock (in the general, after the news of the first armtwisted abortion came out & percolated thru the media cycles and Walker's candidacy didn't collapse, I felt it was imperative), & then to a group to mobilize young voters to the polls in Dec

But races like this SHOULD NOT be so close -- obviously the anti-choice movt & its leadership, for example, have little fear of backlash for this sort of thing from their base -- which shows it's ALL about power & not about high principle of innocent fetuses

[keroro gunsou]

33. What is the marg

Of victory? It is obvious that it wasn’t so close that Kemp and his little minions to screw with…

[Prairie_Seagull]

75. Sen Shumer, on MSNBC, just said it was 3 percent. n/t

[AngryOldDem]

36. It was still too damn close.

How an amoral, hypocritical moron still manages to pull 49% of the vote in a runoff boggles my mind.

Glad Warnock won, but this proves we’re still in some deep shit.

[cheezmaka]

44. I was thinking the same thing!

We're still dealing with a bunch of morons who voted for him....

[Scruffy1]

63. This country is in big trouble.

Warnock carried all of the larger cities, but the rural urban divide is stark. The very idea that a man like Herschel Walker could get even 30% of the vote scares the shit out of me. When I look at some of the people serving in the Senate like Rand Paul, Tommy Tuberville and Ted Cruz I shudder. Of course, in sports addled America being a former football star might be worth 10 or fifteen points.

[NH Ethylene]

37. Great news!

[ellie]

39. Thank God Almighty!

[Talitha]

42. Woooo-Hoooo!!!!

(I'm still quite surprised that Walker got so many. Sheesh!!)

[tonekat]

43. I needed this.

Yesterday, I attended the funeral of my oldest friend in another state. I'm emotionally exhausted. My cats aren't accustomed to other people so even though I had a cat sitter, they are traumatized.

So this is somewhat healing to learn.

Thank the universe.

[Warpy]

45. It should NEVER have been that close!

I'm delighted Warnock won again, he's impressive.

But Jesus Christ on a crutch, people, what the HELL is the matter with nearly half the citizens of that state?

[area51]

53. +1 n/t

[Elessar Zappa]

54. White Georgians (not all )

would vote for a dog turd if it had an R next to it. Which they pretty much did.

[Warpy]

62. I can think of only two reasons for it, both insulting

Either GA is still full of dumbasses who can't tell the difference between 2 black men whose last names start with "W" or the state is still full of dumbasses who will sacrifice decent representation just to piss off the Yankees.

Sadly, both alternatives are quite possible. Yes, I've been there and in this century.

[cstanleytech]

46. So, will Walker be taking his carpet as a carry-on on his flight back to Texas or will he check it?

[gixxerlee]

47. Awesome news.

Kyrsten sinema must be crying tonight! Hopefully she'll get primary out in two years.

[orangecrush]

50. Thank you, Georgia voters!

[riversedge]

55. With the Stacey Abrams loss, I had my doubts. Best to Warnock.

[gademocrat7]

56. So happy that Senator Warnock won.

Thanks to my fellow Georgia Dems for all your efforts in this runoff. And to the DU family who supported Warnock’s campaign.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

57. It was too close ...

It was too close. But it may not be as bad as it looks.

According to the Federal Register Georgia has a voting age population of just over 8 million. The numbers I am seeing from both the main election and the run-off are around 4 million votes cast in each. I think a lot of people did not vote for Walker. They vote for the (R) after his name. I think it likely there were a number of republicans who could not stomach voting for their candidate, even with his party affiliation, and just did not vote. Walker ended up with only around 25% of the eligible votes.

The question I am most concerned about is why Warnock also only got around 25%. Why is voter turnout so low. Mid-term I know, and they traditionally have fewer votes. But …

Sigh

Still, a win is a win. And we avoid having Walker on the national stage for the next six years (one hopes).

[TNNurse]

58. I know many of you are atheists...

BUT THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Grand Illuminist]

66. Now we must be more vigilant than ever

As there will be retaliation, both violent and non violent, from the opposition.

[Hotler]

68. Ha! we gain a seat and step on Manchin's toes....

[RevBrotherThomas]

69. Apparently HW did make a concession speech...

Not one that mentioned Senator Warnock by name, but something vague about "the numbers not going our way".

[Martin68]

70. Yeehaw!!

[tonekat]

71. Glad to see Manchin knocked down a notch

This helps to neutralize his odious presence.

[Demsrule86]

77. Without his odious presence, we would not have the majority for two years...and consider when he

loses or retires, where will the next Senator come from to replace him? No other Democrat can win in WVA. We face a brutal map in 24...with Sen. Tester up as well.

[Demsrule86]

76. We did it!!!!

[LeftishBrit]

80. Excellent news

[LiberalFighter]

87. This from Walker...

He sometimes made the attack in especially personal terms, accusing Warnock of “being on his knees, begging” at the White House — a searing charge for a Black challenger to level against a Black senator about his relationship with a white president.

I would have portrayed Walker as kissing the orange butt.

[efhmc]

92. This is so great.

Someone on Twitter suggested that Walker primary Cruz.