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Expert: GOP voters sunk Herschel Walker

Many of his weaknesses and his lack of experience were known going into the primaries. Trump pushed him anyway

Salon

At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Democrats get Senate boost: Raphael Warnock secures seat in Georgia run-off

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a run-off vote in Georgia. It was the final Senate seat left undecided from the 2022 midterms. While the Democrats already held the majority, Warnock's victory now gives the party an outright, 51-seat hold on the Senate. It's also…

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Seth Meyers on Georgia runoff election: ‘Walker was so deeply unqualified’

Late-night hosts unpack the Georgia election, which delivered a Senate majority to Democrats and another high-profile loss for a Trump-backed candidate

The Guardian - US

Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority

Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate

The Independent UK

Swing voters in Senate runoff boost Georgia’s standing as a 2024 battleground

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory proved that a consequential bloc of Georgia voters won’t habitually back a candidate just because of party affiliation, a maverick streak that could redefine the state’s role in the next race for the White House.

Tribune News Service

Abrams’ aide says Democrat had ‘nearly impossible’ chance to beat Kemp

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has stayed out of the spotlight since her rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp ended in a resounding defeat. Her top aide, however, broke her silence with a 52-part social media post that said it was “nearly impossible” for Abrams to beat the Republican incumbent.

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I really do blame the media

After 38 years as a political reporter, here's my assessment of the current D.C. press corps: A flaming car wreck

Salon

Editorial: Congrats to Raphael Warnock. But Herschel Walker should never have even gotten close

If you listened closely, you could hear millions of Americans sighing with relief Tuesday night, as the results from Georgia’s runoff Senate election came in.

Tribune News Service

Jackie Calmes: Warnock won and Walker lost because voters judged on character

Even in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream — "one day, on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood" — the civil rights martyr didn't foresee that in…

Los Angeles Times

Biden approval, views of economy steady, sour: AP-NORC poll

President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy as his second year in the White House comes to a close

The Independent UK

Resolve poll gives Labor huge lead; US Democrats win Georgia Senate runoff

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted November 30 to December 4 from a sample of 1,611, gave Labor 42% of the primary vote (up three since the post-budget Resolve poll in late October), the Coalition 30% (down two), the Greens 11% (down two), One Nation 4% (steady), the…

The Conversation

Herschel Walker’s ex-girlfriend celebrates his Senate election defeat

Herschel Walker’s ex-girlfriend Cheryl Parsa spiked the ball after learning the former NFL star lost Georgia’s U.S. Senate race to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Tribune News Service

Trump is a 'real liability' for Republican candidates, GOP Senate whip says

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s persistent false claims about the 2020 election were an obstacle for GOP candidates and a leading reason the party performed poorly in the midterms, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said.

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The Independent UK

Warnock win makes it official: Georgia is a '24 battleground

Fresh off Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory, Georgia Democrats are embracing -- and Republicans are reluctantly accepting -- the state’s transition from GOP stronghold to premier battleground as the political calendar turns to the 2024 presidential cycle

The Independent UK

Warnock delivers 51-seat Senate for Democrats, and much more

Raphael Warnock’s victory in swing-state Georgia gives Senate Democrats a 51-49 majority

Ballotpedia

Warnock (D) defeats Walker (R) in the runoff election for U.S. Senate in Georgia

Incumbent Raphael Warnock (D) defeated Herschel Walker (R) in the runoff election for U.S. Senate in Georgia on December 6, 2022.

The Conversation

Georgia runoff: Candidate quality meant fewer Republicans turned out for Walker

Runoff elections tend to be races of attrition. Turnout will most likely be lower, as voters are less accustomed to turning out for off-cycle elections. Candidates, then, must try to minimize attrition among their supporters, and the one with the least erosion is most likely to win.

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US Senate runoff brought high election day turnout and a close race

ATLANTA — A big election day turnout in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate runoff brought even more Georgia voters to the polls than the first election day a month ago, but the flood of votes for Republican Herschel Walker on the final day wasn’t enough to overcome Democrat Raphael Warnock’s advantage among…

Tribune News Service

Why Warnock’s win in Georgia will change the Senate next year

WASHINGTON — With Sen. Raphael Warnock having prevailed in Georgia’s Senate runoff election, for the first time in the history of the direct election of senators, no incumbents who sought reelection lost in either a primary or general election. And the days of the deadlocked Senate are numbered.

Al Jazeera

What Warnock’s US Senate victory means for the Democrats

Raphael Warnock’s reelection in closely watched Georgia run-off spells good news for Joe Biden and his Democratic Party.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker

ATLANTA — It was one of the most unusual political events in recent Georgia history. After vilifying Gov. Brian Kemp for much of the past decade, the Democratic Party of Georgia held a suburban event featuring voters who sang the Republican’s praises while also vouching for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Salon

Herschel Walker's son celebrates defeat

Walker's ex-girlfriends, who accused him of abuse, also rejoiced after his loss

Tribune News Service

Christian Walker, Herschel’s son, weighs in on his dad’s Senate runoff loss

ATLANTA — The first person from the Walker family to speak about the outcome of the runoff was Herschel Walker’s eldest child, Christian, and he did not mince words in light of his father’s defeat in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff.

The Guardian - US

Colbert on Herschel Walker: ‘self-aware cinderblock’ who ‘didn’t belong in the Senate’

Late-night hosts discuss the Georgia runoff election, Trump’s company convicted on 17 counts of tax fraud, and wage theft by large corporations

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