Is Raphael Warnock A Good Model For Swing-State Democrats?

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🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The senator has a moderate tone, progressive policies and deep roots in his community. His campaign focused on speaking to voters of all stripes while his opponent, Herschel Walker, doubled-down on base messaging. Can Democrats use that playbook elsewhere?

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Susan Davis, and GPB reporter Stephen Fowler.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Katherine Swartz.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Rachel, two-year-old Finneken, and seven-week-old Fiona on Long Island, New York.
0:07.0	We're decorating our first Christmas tree together. Say hi.
0:10.5	Ha!
0:12.0	This podcast was recorded at 111 pm on Wednesday, 7th December.
0:18.5	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I'll be hoping to put up the decorations faster than Finney can take them down.
0:25.0	Okay, here's the show.
0:26.5	Bye-bye.
0:27.5	Bye-bye.
0:32.0	Oh, those little happy chirps!
0:34.0	This is why I haven't gotten a Christmas tree yet, because I am convinced my kids are gonna want to take all of the ornaments off of it.
0:39.5	I haven't had a Christmas tree, and well, my entire adult life.
0:43.5	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamara Keith, I cover the White House.
0:48.5	I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics.
0:50.0	And Steven, Fowler of Georgia Public Broadcasting is here. Hey, Steven.
0:54.5	Hey there.
0:55.0	And we have you back here, because we have results out of Georgia.
0:59.0	A Democrat, Rafael Warnoch, has won a full term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican candidate Herschel Walker in a runoff election.
1:09.0	It is my honor to honor the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy.
1:19.0	The people have spoken.
1:22.0	In this race, tell us what ultimately happened in the final days, what was it like, what do you think it came down to?
1:33.0	Well, ultimately, it came down to Rafael Warnoch earning a little bit more votes in both Republican and Democratic counties than he did in the November election.
1:45.0	He didn't win Republican counties, per se, but he lost it by a little bit less than before.
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