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| 11.21.22
Here's What You Need to Know for Georgia's Runoff Election
Are you prepared for Georgia's runoff election?
Georgia will hold a runoff election on Dec. 6 after neither Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock nor Republican challenger Herschel Walker received 50% of the vote on Nov. 8. This is one of the most competitive Senate races in recent election cycles.
The Dec. 6 runoff, if won by Democrats, could give the party a 51-49 majority. Democrats have already secured 50 Senate seats, including narrow incumbent victories in Nevada and Arizona and a flipped GOP-held Pennsylvania seat.
Here’s everything you need to know for the Georgia runoff.
Voting: Absentee ballot, early voting, and more
- It’s not too late to request an absentee ballot for this election. You can submit your application for an absentee ballot by Nov. 28, which is the same day that early voting starts.
- If you’re voting in person, you will go to the same polling location you voted at on Nov. 8. You can find that location here.
- Unfortunately, it’s too late to register to vote in the runoff election. But don’t worry, even if you didn't vote in the Georgia election this past Election Day, you could still vote in the runoff election.
Democrats fighting for early voting rights
- Georgia Democrats are suing the state for forbidding early voting right after Thanksgiving and a state holiday that once honored Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Democrats prompted the lawsuit after the state decided this past weekend to prohibit voting “if the second Saturday before the runoff follows a Thursday or Friday that is a state holiday.”
- Democrat Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, the Georgia Democratic Party, and the Democrats Senate campaign arm filed the lawsuit, saying that the decision deprives voters of their right to vote during the advanced voting period permitted by Georgia law.
- Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused Democrats of seeking to change the law to confuse and pressure voters and to help their political agenda. Raffensperger previously said that the state would offer early voting Saturday, Nov. 26, which his staff later declared not possible under state law. The early voting period is now set for Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, which does not include any weekend days.
The impact of Trump’s announcement
- Republicans are in debate over which wing of the party is best fit to help Herschel Walker win in Georgia. Many state GOP activists are concerned by the potential impact of Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign launch as it could deter moderate Republican voters from turning out for the runoff election. Some Trump supporters from the state urged him to delay his campaign launch so it wouldn’t depress turnout.
- Non-Trump-supporting Republicans are attempting to differentiate themselves from Trump supporters as many are concerned about further election denial and wavering faith in democracy that came with Trump’s presidency.
Are you prepared for Georgia's runoff election?
-Jamie Epstein
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The only thing GA voters need to know is if they want a puppet Republican in office that has significant brain damage and seems to exercise one organ of his body way more than any remaining grey cells in his pea brain, then vote for Walker, but don't cry about it when your vote results in actions/policies that do nothing to help and or protect your life/rights. If I lived in GA, I'd vote for the candidate who has the cognitive ability to make well-informed decisions and will vote for policies that will help improve the lives of people, not only in GA, but the entire country.
Up to the people of GA. For those of us living outside GA all we can do is contribute to political campaigns.
I have zero faith in these elections. After reading about the snafus in the Arizona elections, now I'm wondering how honest this election was. It seems like no matter who truly wins, the Democrats always find a way to finagle their way to victory.
I was raised republican. Before they turned terrorist Nazi s. What happened to this party........Trump ???????? .......... Not entirly................ They now turn on one another for simply telling the truth......they have sold. Themselves to the devil ...........they are not even Christians .........the party of law and order?????? No way. They are the party of crime and murder.............hate is all they know ............they have taken over W.VA. condone. Tearing down our constitution. And our country..........want to take away our rights and God given freedoms. ..........
Let's go, Georgia! You turned out for Rev. Warnock three times already, we know you can do it again! He's a great man who deserves a full term to serve.
What could possibly change? Maybe more errors ar the booths? Perhaps uncounted ballets and duplicate ballots? The USA is the laughing stock of the world. Something as simple as voting and tallying up those votes doesn't take a rocket scientist.
Now the Republican idiot Dujour Krazy Kari Lake has filed a lawsuit because she lost the election. Who is she going to sue, the people that didn't vote for her because they knew she was an idiot?
I'm so sick of the bullshit Republican party I could puke on my shoes.
There's not a place for this so I'm putting it here who cares about Kevin McCarthy he's nothing but a Trump bootlicker and lackey. I think he should be included in the charges that are pending against others for insurrection because he's just as guilty as they are and just as guilty as Trump for sucking up to him and letting this happen. Screw McCarthy.
Now that Herschel Walker has lost the election there's a tremendous amount of finger-pointing with in the Republican party, that Herschel Walker was a bad candidate , that Trump brought him down, and a ocean of other bullshit. Here's the real reason. The Republican party is what it is, a party that embraces lying, absolute falsehoods and fantasy theories that at any other time would make someone laugh, they could care less that they elected a man to the White House tried to overthrow the United States government and then see its leaders in the Republican Party support that. This is what the Republican party is, anti-American Anti-truth and unwilling to take a look at itself in the mirror and say hey I need to fix this. The Republican party cannot be fixed because it has embraced the worst in itself. It's time to tear it down toss out it's "leaders" and replace it with something else because the Republican Party can never work moving forward.
Herschel Walker lost which was not a big surprise, he was highly unqualified and intellectually not up for the task. This is not to mention that he is a known liar and wife abuser in addition to his pension for pretending he's a police officer. I hear Republicans now saying they need to get their message out to people and be more centrist, here's the problem the Republican Party isn't centrist. The Republican Party cannot be repaired it is populated with crazies who will believe any lie thrown into the meat pit. It is a party that is lost and deceased. If it hadn't been for gerrymandering the Republican Party would be totally out of office in the house as with the Senate. It is a failed party it needs to be done away with an out of its ashes A party of sanity and American values needs to be rebuilt. The Republican party as it is today is lacking and either sanity or I believe in America and it's values. People like Ted Cruz Ron DeSantis Lindsey Graham Rick Scott Mitch McConnell and all the idiots voted to support Donald Trump's a big lie in Congress need to go before anything can be done to rebuild the Republican party.
the best man won
Well the outcome of this election was predictable and the Republicans that stayed home and let this happen because Herschel Walker was not a perfect man and you believed that dirt that came out even if true had the man changed his life?
Now if he had won the Senate would have been 50/50 and that meant anything voted on like Trillions of dollars bills Comrade Crying Chuck needed all 50 Senators plus Comrade Kamala to pass votes. A Senator like Senator Manchin could stop a vote from passing. Now thanks to you even if Senator Manchin voted with the Republicans Comrade Crying Chuck has his 50 votes plus Comrade Kamala to break the tie.
Thanks again Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Heck even Pennsylvania flip a Republican seat to Democrats.
WALK WALKER OUT!!!!!! KICK HIM TO THECURB!!
To paraphrase Trumpty Dumpty, I'm prepared if Warnock wins. I can't imagine Georgia voters would be so stupid as to actually elect Walker, who would be a cypher for the GOP if he even understood what was going on.
We must rely upon the Truth of the Matter. What's the Matter? There's only one who really understands. You know who. So, vote the Truth, Warnock.
Uh, appears Walker lives in Texas, ya know, that Ole 'Cowboy' Country! Hey cruz, cornyn, which one of you does he replace if he wins? You know, only two Senators per state 😂👏
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3748957-georgias-herschel-walker-getting-homestead-tax-break-in-texas/
Sending my best to those in GA who are in so much danger from the radical right.
I can't vote, and I have minimal social security. But I'm sending every penny I can. The cruelty of running someone so mentally handicapped is beyond disgraceful. It's beyond cruel. It's sick. I guess he's the closest thing to a pet that dolt45 will ever have, and that's why he's being used. He needs help, not a seat in the senate. And we need serious representation. With comprehension.
Since I'm not a Georgia resident, I guess I'm prepared from an existential point of view.
I actually intend to donate a few bucks to the Warnock campaign, but I'm waiting until the election gets a little closer. While I'm hoping that the majority of Georgia voters realizes what a horrible decision voting for Walker would be, I do realize that many people just vote the party line regardless of who the actual candidate is. If I didn't donate at least a little bit, I wouldn't want to think that my lack of support harmed Warnock's chances of winning in any way.
I am from up north, but have sent Rev./Sen. Warnock money What else can I do except hope that he wins?
Walker is useless and how can anyone vote for him?
Ready to vote.