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Raphael Warnock's Chances of Beating Herschel Walker, According to Polls
Newsweak ^ | 5/12/22 | Jason Lemon

Posted on 05/12/2022 1:33:38 PM PDT by Baladas

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock looks as if he's headed for a tough race to defend his Georgia seat against GOP contender Herschel Walker in November's midterm.

Walker, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won't be the Georgia Republican Party's official nominee until after May 24's primary. Recent polling shows that he's dominating the GOP field, however. A survey conducted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in April had the former NFL player with nearly two-thirds of Republican voters' support, while all his opponents were in the single digits.

Warnock hopes to hold on to his hard-won seat, which he picked up in a relatively close runoff election in January 2021 against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler. He declared victory in that contest with about 51 percent of the vote and a relatively narrow margin of fewer than 100,000 votes. Whether Democrats can maintain the seat in traditionally red Georgia will be seen as a test of the party's growing influence there.

Recent polls suggest that Walker is well positioned to take on Warnock and even potentially win the Senate seat back for the GOP. The current Real Clear Politics average of Georgia polls has the Republican contender ahead of the Democrat by 0.5 percentage points. Walker has an average of 47.3 percent, compared with Warnock's 46.8 percent.

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Forgive the link but if that outfit is saying Herschel will win, the wifebeater jackass is DOA.
1 posted on 05/12/2022 1:33:38 PM PDT by Baladas
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To: Baladas

The polls don’t matter unless they’re polling the opinions of the Dominion algorithms.


2 posted on 05/12/2022 1:36:18 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Baladas

Georgia is still using its Dominion voting machines with their conections to internet and their onboard algorithms.


4 posted on 05/12/2022 1:38:27 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe ]2|)
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To: Baladas

I have not followed this closely as I don’t live in Georgia. Greg Gutfeld did a remote interview with Hershel on his show last week. I thought he came of as an just another inarticulate former football player.


5 posted on 05/12/2022 1:39:29 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: arthurus

maybe that Kemp guy wants it to retain his office.


6 posted on 05/12/2022 1:39:44 PM PDT by Baladas
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Wasn’t somebody named Kemp another inarticulate former football player?


7 posted on 05/12/2022 1:43:38 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Baladas

Walker should beat Warnock easily based on name recognition alone. Georgian’s love Herschel.

I’ve noticed there has been no polling on Georgia’s 10th Congressional district. This is the seat that became vacant due to Congressman Jody Hice running for SOS to replace Ratburger (current GOPe SOS who let Stacy Abrams and the Democrats dictate election regulations in 2020).

Vernon Jones (former Georgia democrat) is running for that congressional seat and has been endorsed by Trump. But there are several others running as well.


8 posted on 05/12/2022 1:50:53 PM PDT by CFW
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To: Sans-Culotte

Who founded and operates a company with revenues in excess of $50 million/year.


9 posted on 05/12/2022 1:52:18 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I did not shoot the burglar. I pointed a laser dot on his head and let the cats do the rest. )
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” I thought he came of as an just another inarticulate former football player.”

“I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the telephone directory than by the Harvard University faculty,”

Bill Buckley


10 posted on 05/12/2022 1:54:39 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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Walker will have to ride the wave of voters unhappy with the
democrats over inflation and other things to win. I don’t know if the conditions are right in Georgia or not this year, but Republicans can sweep the board if they are, we shall see.


11 posted on 05/12/2022 1:57:30 PM PDT by ChronicMA
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but remember, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is a democratic mouthpiece.


12 posted on 05/12/2022 2:01:30 PM PDT by elpadre (W)
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Wow, Bigly. Thanks for dredging that one up.

“I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the telephone directory than by the Harvard University faculty,”

Bill Buckley

What I loved about that quote is that it comes from just about the most articulate conservative who ever lived. It isn’t about articulate as much as it is about right and wrong.


13 posted on 05/12/2022 2:04:39 PM PDT by Combat_Liberalism
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Hope so.

The preacher’s homespun act of being a regular Joe is getting old.

He’s nothing more than a Schumer stooge who votes against his state.


14 posted on 05/12/2022 2:11:22 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: Baladas

If its that close, the Dem will win by the fraud ... easily.


15 posted on 05/12/2022 2:21:29 PM PDT by dartuser
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To: Baladas

Those polls are a joke. Herschel is going to win in a romp.


16 posted on 05/12/2022 2:22:12 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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I’ve always loved the name Herschel and love the dude to become a Senator even more. Don’t miss the New Jersey Generals though.


17 posted on 05/12/2022 2:23:28 PM PDT by Clemenza (In event of a Civil War, a face diaper is a great way to spot the enemy)
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“Wasn’t somebody named Kemp another inarticulate former football player?”

The disgusting piece of crap Chris Christy is stumping for Kemp today. And several Freepers are voting for Kemp, who gave us Biden and the destruction of this country.


18 posted on 05/12/2022 2:30:03 PM PDT by BushCountry (Jeffery Toobin is the only person at CNN that keeps his hands to himself.)
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To: Combat_Liberalism

Buckley knew the odds were far greater of getting common sense pro America policies by just picking your average Americans from the phone. Now the founders thought that’s what they were setting up with 2yr terms for the House.


19 posted on 05/12/2022 2:30:15 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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But YT is showing me Warner ads almost every time I try to watch AvE or agadmator’s chess channel.

Claiming that he does not take any “big corporation money” donations ... lies all over the place.


20 posted on 05/12/2022 2:36:03 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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