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'Georgia is very much in play' for Harris, says Sen. Warnock. Here's why

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Georgia is one of a handful of states that could determine the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Well, Georgia is one of a handful of states that could determine the winner of this year's presidential election.

0:05.7

And for more on that, let's bring in Senator Raphael Warnett.

0:09.2

Welcome back to the news hour.

0:10.2

It's good to have you here.

0:10.9

Good to be here with you.

0:12.4

So Kamala Harris continues to cut into Donald Trump's previous polling lead in key battleground

0:17.4

states to include Georgia.

0:18.9

Is Georgia in play in 2024?

0:20.9

Could Kamala Harris and Tim Walls win the state?

0:23.2

Oh, absolutely.

0:24.2

Georgia is very much in play.

0:26.4

I think I know a little something about how to win that state.

0:28.8

I've done it twice.

0:31.1

And as I move around the state, I was there at their first rally following the announcement

0:37.8

that she would be the likely nominee.

0:41.3

And you could not contain the energy and the excitement not only in that

0:44.6

room but on the ground as I move all across Georgia and I have to say that the

0:49.4

former president you know may be offering us a little bit of help as he flies into Georgia

0:53.7

and because he has no impulse control he can't help himself he attacks the

1:00.7

the sitting governor of Georgia who happens to be a Republican while

1:04.2

they're focused on that internal fight and their problems we're going to

1:07.4

remain focused on the problems of the people of Georgia the problems of the

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