This week’s Senate runoff win by Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia marked the official end of the 2022 mid-term election. And with that, the Data Download takes a look at what we learned from some of our County to County locales in this cycle. Going into 2022, the NBC News […] Read more »
Georgia runoff: Candidate quality meant fewer Republicans turned out for Walker
When it came down to it, some Republicans couldn’t vote for Herschel Walker. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson Andra Gillespie, Emory University 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 […] Read more »
What the Georgia Runoff Revealed
Senator Raphael Warnock’s win in yesterday’s Georgia Senate runoff capped a commanding show of strength by Democrats in the states that decided the 2020 race for the White House—and will likely pick the winner again in 2024. With Warnock’s victory over Republican Herschel Walker, Democrats have defeated every GOP Senate […] Read more »
‘This is an intense election here’: Georgia Gen Z voters discuss runoff election
Morning Joe reporter Daniela Pierre-Bravo talks with Georgia Gen Z voters ahead of the Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker to find out what matters to them. Morning Joe, MSNBC The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign […] Read more »
Warnock Slightly Ahead in Georgia’s U.S. Senate Runoff
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has an apparent lead over GOP challenger Herschel Walker in the race that will decide the final balance of power in the chamber, according to a poll released Monday by UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion. The survey found Warnock leads 51% to Walker’s […] Read more »
How Donald Trump is helping Raphael Warnock in Georgia
Donald Trump’s continued presence on the American political scene is one of the reasons Republicans underperformed in this year’s midterm elections. The former president’s debilitating effect on his party was perhaps no more evident than in Georgia, where Trump’s Republican nemesis Gov. Brian Kemp cruised to reelection, while his preferred […] Read more »