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Democrats And Republicans Have Lessons To Learn From Georgia Runoff

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🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In Georgia, Democrat Raphael Warnock held on to his U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican candidate Herschel Walker in a special runoff vote. Warnock's reelection is a big win for Democrats, as it gives them a slightly expanded majority in the Senate. It also further supports the idea that Georgia, a historically red state that Democrats managed to flip in 2020, really is becoming more purple.

We speak with Republican strategist Janelle King, and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks about the lessons both parties can learn from the results of this contest, as they look ahead to 2024.

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0:00.0

For the second time in less than two years, a U.S. Senate race in Georgia came down to

0:06.1

a runoff.

0:07.1

Does it, of midterm races around America, are still too close to call?

0:11.0

Let's focus on that closely watched Senate battle in Georgia remains too close to call

0:15.6

at this hour.

0:16.7

In Georgia could very well be headed for a runoff in coming to Rafa.

0:19.8

Back in November, it was super close.

0:23.0

Democratic Senator Rafael Warnoch and Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, were separated

0:28.1

by less than a percentage point.

0:31.0

Neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold needed to went out right.

0:35.6

By law in Georgia, that meant a runoff and another month of campaigning.

0:40.9

Here's Walker speaking in peach tree city in late November.

0:44.2

We're not second rate country, we're first.

0:46.2

And until we can get leaders and Washington, say we're going to be first, we're always

0:50.0

going to be second.

0:51.0

Well, when I'm in then, Senate, I'm going to fight for us to be first.

0:54.3

Go, that's who we are.

0:55.3

We're going to be calm.

0:56.3

And here's former president Barack Obama campaigning alongside Warnoch in Atlanta just

1:01.3

a few days ago.

1:02.3

Not only will we keep Georgia and America on a path to a better future, but we will be

1:10.2

setting an example for a four year old right here.

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