Will Georgia Voters End Joe Manchin's Reign As King Of The Senate?

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🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

All eyes are on Georgia's Senate runoff election as Democrat Raphael Warnock fights for his first full term. He's up against Republican Herschel Walker, a former college football celebrity and political newcomer who faced a number of allegations of abuse and personal misconduct. The race, which concludes on Tuesday, won't determine control of the Senate, but will determine how much influence more conservative senators like Joe Manchin have in crafting legislation.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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	This is Stacey in Atlanta, Georgia, on a very, very rainy morning.
0:04.3	But I'm here outside an early voting location, ready to cast my vote in Georgia's
0:08.9	Senatorial Runoff Election.
0:10.6	Huh! This podcast was recorded at 1.37pm Eastern Time on Thursday, December 1st, 2022.
0:19.1	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but hopefully I'll be one of the record number
0:23.2	of Georgians that early voted in this runoff election. Okay, here's the show.
0:30.6	Okay, such a fitting time stamp. Thank you producers for that.
0:34.5	Wonder how long she stood in line.
0:36.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Asma Khalid. I cover the White House.
0:41.0	I'm Mara Laiason, National Political Correspondent.
0:44.0	And of course, today on the show we are going to be checking in on that Georgia Senate runoff.
0:48.4	And to do that, we are joined by Raul Bali of WAB in Georgia.
0:52.1	Raul, it is good to have you with us. It's great to be on again.
0:56.0	So in Georgia, Senator Rafael Warnoch, a Democrat, is hoping to keep his seat in a race against
1:01.9	Republican Herschel Walker. Voting ends on Tuesday, but it's been a little while since we talked
1:07.6	about this race. So Raul, can you just give us a quick refresher on who these two men are?
1:13.1	So as you mentioned, Democrat Rafael Warnoch is up for re-election.
1:17.3	Before being elected last year, he was best known as the pastor.
1:20.8	Ebenezer Baptist Church here in Atlanta, which was once
1:24.0	pastor by Martin Luther King, Jr., Warnoch still holds that position.
1:28.4	This is the fifth time he's appeared on the ballot in Georgia.
1:32.0	Since November 2020, he even pokes fun at it, calling his bus tour the one more time bus tour.
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