A Senate win for all Americans Rev. Raphael Warnock’s win shows us that a way forward to a better America now runs through the Deep South. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 12, 2022
Student power in Georgia: Young, engaged and determined to vote ATLANTA — Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection sparked social media posts from around the country thanking Georgia for solidifying the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, thanking Stacey Abrams for her get-out-the-vote initiatives and DeKalb County for its 87% support of Warnock. Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022
Georgia Could Be the Next State To Try Ranked Choice Voting After a bruising Senate loss, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is open to alternatives. Reason · Dec 12, 2022
Kemp, Warnock rise as national political stars in battleground Georgia ATLANTA — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock have seen their profiles grow dramatically after hard-fought election victories in the South’s premier battleground state, elevating them into potential national candidates. Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022
Effect of Georgia's voting law unclear, despite high turnout Georgia’s 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Sinema's break with the Democratic Party may not help her as much as she'd like Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she will no longer be a member of the Democratic Party, raising questions about how independent politicians can really be. WEKU · Dec 10, 2022
Patricia Murphy: With Abrams aide’s tweets, Democrats’ wake-up call goes to voicemail The 2022 elections should have been a wake-up call for Georgia Democrats after they lost eight of nine statewide races in November and saw the defeat of some of the party’s biggest, brightest stars. Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022
Why Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party The decision has been long in the making, sources told Axios. Axios · Dec 9, 2022
US Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent White House says it understands Sinema’s decision, stressing that it does not change Democratic control of US Senate. Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022
Here's what Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could mean for the Senate Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority. WEKU · Dec 9, 2022
The Georgia runoff shows that Democrats have figured out a winning strategy The midterms have been an endorsement of Biden’s formula: appeal to the middle by hammering at Republicans’ extremism The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022
Race, history and a reckoning in Georgia One candidate was a man of unquestioned character. The other was a dangerous buffoon. It was very close. But why? Salon · Dec 9, 2022
Editorial: The final nail: Walker’s loss shows the Trump train is out of fuel Do you remember that Donald Trump has already thrown his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election? Odds are it slipped your mind, on account of more-or-less general indifference not only from a media that seems to have finally learned some lessons, but even a national GOP that… Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022
Axios · Dec 9, 2022 Inside the Herschel Walker campaign fiasco "It was just an effing roller coaster all the way through."
The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022 Georgia on the nation's mind: 5 essential reads Shortly after his reelection on Dec. 6, 2022, Rev. Raphael Warnock talked about his political journey in a state better known for its racist history of suppressing the Black vote.
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Warnock returns to US Senate with busy agenda, high expectations After he stepped off a plane from Atlanta and walked through one of Washington’s busy airports Wednesday, passers-by reportedly cheered and applauded newly reelected U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Salon · Dec 8, 2022 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
Roll Call · Dec 8, 2022 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.
France 24 · Dec 8, 2022 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…
The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2022 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 Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 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 · Dec 8, 2022 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.
Salon · Dec 8, 2022 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