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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 Guardian - US

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

‘Today feels like a holiday’: WNBA, NFL and tennis stars react to Brittney Griner’s release

Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian jail was welcomed by her fellow athletes on Thursday morning

The Guardian - US

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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

Salon

MTG is taking Walker's loss personally

Greene complained that the Walker campaign rarely asked her to speak at events

Salon

Jonathan Bernstein: Republicans haven’t solved their Herschel Walker problem

For a non-negligible minority of Americans, the biggest political story of the moment isn’t who won this week's runoff in Georgia. It’s the supposed conspiracy to suppress the truth about corrupt business dealings by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

Tribune News Service

Jackie Calmes: Warnock won and Walker lost because voters judged on character

Even in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream — "one day, on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood" — the civil rights martyr didn't foresee that in…

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Editorial: Congrats to Raphael Warnock. But Herschel Walker should never have even gotten close

If you listened closely, you could hear millions of Americans sighing with relief Tuesday night, as the results from Georgia’s runoff Senate election came in.

Tribune News Service

Resolve poll gives Labor huge lead; US Democrats win Georgia Senate runoff

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted November 30 to December 4 from a sample of 1,611, gave Labor 42% of the primary vote (up three since the post-budget Resolve poll in late October), the Coalition 30% (down two), the Greens 11% (down two), One Nation 4% (steady), the…

The Conversation

Herschel Walker’s ex-girlfriend celebrates his Senate election defeat

Herschel Walker’s ex-girlfriend Cheryl Parsa spiked the ball after learning the former NFL star lost Georgia’s U.S. Senate race to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Tribune News Service

Warnock win makes it official: Georgia is a '24 battleground

Fresh off Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory, Georgia Democrats are embracing -- and Republicans are reluctantly accepting -- the state’s transition from GOP stronghold to premier battleground as the political calendar turns to the 2024 presidential cycle

The Independent UK

Republicans ‘disappointed’ after Georgia Senate flop but most won’t blame Trump

Herschel Walker’s loss in Georgia caps off a painful midterm for Senate Republicans

The Independent UK

Warnock (D) defeats Walker (R) in the runoff election for U.S. Senate in Georgia

Incumbent Raphael Warnock (D) defeated Herschel Walker (R) in the runoff election for U.S. Senate in Georgia on December 6, 2022.

Ballotpedia

Georgia runoff: Candidate quality meant fewer Republicans turned out for Walker

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 minimize attrition among their supporters, and the one with the least erosion is most likely to win.

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The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for saying Herschel Walker’s ‘major mistake’ was not using her

Greene claimed it was an insult to her

Tribune News Service

US Senate runoff brought high election day turnout and a close race

ATLANTA — A big election day turnout in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate runoff brought even more Georgia voters to the polls than the first election day a month ago, but the flood of votes for Republican Herschel Walker on the final day wasn’t enough to overcome Democrat Raphael Warnock’s advantage among…

The Guardian - US

Republicans reflect and blame after Trump-backed candidate Walker loses

Herschel Walker’s failure to win Georgia runoff is latest in long list of midterm misfires for extremist candidates endorsed by Trump

Al Jazeera

What Warnock’s US Senate victory means for the Democrats

Raphael Warnock’s reelection in closely watched Georgia run-off spells good news for Joe Biden and his Democratic Party.

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Tribune News Service

Analysis: How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker

ATLANTA — It was one of the most unusual political events in recent Georgia history. After vilifying Gov. Brian Kemp for much of the past decade, the Democratic Party of Georgia held a suburban event featuring voters who sang the Republican’s praises while also vouching for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Salon

Herschel Walker's son celebrates defeat

Walker's ex-girlfriends, who accused him of abuse, also rejoiced after his loss

Tribune News Service

Christian Walker, Herschel’s son, weighs in on his dad’s Senate runoff loss

ATLANTA — The first person from the Walker family to speak about the outcome of the runoff was Herschel Walker’s eldest child, Christian, and he did not mince words in light of his father’s defeat in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff.

The Guardian - US

Colbert on Herschel Walker: ‘self-aware cinderblock’ who ‘didn’t belong in the Senate’

Late-night hosts discuss the Georgia runoff election, Trump’s company convicted on 17 counts of tax fraud, and wage theft by large corporations

The Independent UK

Women who exposed Herschel Walker celebrate Georgia runoff loss: ‘The women that he betrayed, have won’

During his campaign, several women came forward to accuse him of abusive behaviour, pressuring them to have abortions, or of being absent from secret children’s lives – claims that directly contradicted the stance he ran on

Salon

Laura Ingraham rages over Walker loss

"We just keep doing the same thing over and over again," the pro-Trump host complained

The Independent UK

Herschel Walker’s son launches scathing attack on his father and Trump over Georgia runoff loss

Christian Walker, a right-wing TikTok star, weighed in on his dad’s humiliating defeat on Twitter

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