Through the scrutiny he calls "foolishness," the Republican nominee has campaigned as a cultural and fiscal conservative. And glossing over a cascade of other stories - documented exaggerations of his business record, academic achievements and philanthropic activities publicly acknowledging three additional children during the campaign only after media reports on their existence - Walker touts his Christian faith and says his life is a story of "redemption." Walker, meanwhile, denies that he’s ever paid for an abortion. "I’ll work with anybody to get things done for the people of Georgia," Warnock said. GA SENATE RACE: WHERE CANDIDATES STAND ON ISSUES Among the top accomplishments Warnock touts: capping the cost of insulin and other drugs for Medicare recipients.
senator, Warnock pitches himself as a pragmatist who cuts deals with Republicans when they’re willing and pushes Democratic-backed cost-cutting measures when they’re not. That’s an allusion to Walker’s rocky past, from allegations of violence against his ex-wife to accusations by two women Walker once dated that he encouraged and paid for their abortions despite his public opposition to abortion rights.Īmid generationally high inflation and with Biden’s popularity lagging in Georgia, Warnock wants voters to make a localized choice, not a national referendum on Democrats as a whole. Warnock, who is also the senior minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, answers that Walker is "not ready" and "not fit" for high office. He told the crowd he will say more later, but asked them to keep the faith. Raphael Warnock came out to thank his supporters as he continues a very tight battle with Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Raphael Warnock tells supports to keep the faith Victories from Warnock and Ossoff left the chamber divided 50-50 between the two major parties, with Vice President Kamala Harris giving Democrats the tie-breaking vote. GEORGIA RUNOFF ELECTION: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO VOTEĪ runoff campaign would be a four-week blitz that, depending on the outcomes in other Senate contests, could reprise the 2020 election cycle, when two Senate runoffs in Georgia doubled as a national winner-take-all battle for Senate control. "I understand that at this late hour you may be a little tired," the senator continued, "but whether it’s later tonight or tomorrow or four weeks from now, we will hear from the people of Georgia." He ended his address by saying, "keep the faith and keep looking up." Warnock, a Baptist pastor, spoke to supporters later in the night before all precincts had reported election results. "I don’t come to lose," Walker said during his brief remarks.
Walker, a celebrity athlete turned politician, offered his supporters an optimistic view at his campaign’s election night party in suburban Atlanta.
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