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FiveThirtyEight Politics

Warnock Has The Edge In A Close Race

FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News

News, Politics

4.620.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Galen speaks with Atlanta Journal Constitution reporters Tia Mitchell and Greg Bluestein about how the Georgia senate runoff is looking in the final stretch. The crew also looks at changes the Democratic Party is hoping to make to the 2024 presidential primary calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Slack.com slash DHQ. I mean, I have to root for my, for my country. You don't have to.

0:32.7

No, you don't. Like, it's more interesting. Why wouldn't you though? It's strange hip

0:36.4

tourism to just be like, no, I'm not going to root for America. It's like, come on people.

0:39.9

Like, honestly, get over yourselves. I 100% agree with this. I disagree with that.

0:44.7

I think that people like root for laundry way too much and they should root for players.

0:49.5

I mean, people should vote for the candidate, not the party. Exactly, Gaelin.

0:53.5

Nathaniel, I disagree. I have a more parliamentary review of politics.

0:57.3

This is like the most fun cocktail I've ever been to. I'd love to be stuck in a bar

1:01.7

and it's very kind of you, Brittany.

1:13.2

Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast. I'm Gaelin Druch. It is election day.

1:19.0

Once again, folks, Tuesday's Senate runoff in Georgia will be the last stop on our 2022

1:24.5

midterm journey. And while control of the Senate is not at stake this time, there are

1:29.1

still plenty of reasons these results will matter. For one, it'll determine Georgia's

1:33.6

representation in Washington. It will also be another test of how a candidate handpicked

1:38.8

by former President Trump, Herschel Walker, performs in a general election. And the outcome

1:44.1

will help determine the political future of a popular Democratic incumbent in Rafael

1:48.6

Warlock. Plus, on a nuts and bolts level, if Democrats do have an outright majority in

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