Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #GASen

Not surprisingly, Warnock has a huge early vote advantage as some counties begin to report their totals from the week of early-voting + mail ballots. We are closely watching how Walker does re: Election Day voting — and whether he outdoes his November tally. #gapol #gasen

“Get your coffee,” says a Republican strategist as more exurban and rural rallies come in — and the Democrat’s edge tightens. #gapol #gasen

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1600289801441226752

Walker is underperforming in some small, rural counties so far -- obv a good sign for Warnock. We won't really have a clear look until more metro ATL votes come in -- particularly the Democratic stronghold of DeKalb, Warnock's best path to victory. #gapol

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1600289801441226752

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@bycassidy

Vince Todd arrived at his Atlanta polling site just before 7 and was about 50th in line.
“I wanted to see who I wanted in there: Warnock,” Todd told @bycassidy. “I believe in him, so I gotta get out there.”
By 7:25 a.m., he walked out with his prized voter sticker. #gapol #gasen

@taylor_rcroft

Ellyce Payne said addressing poverty and mental health care are the deciding issues for her as she cast her ballot in Cobb. She told @taylor_rcroft she worries about deep partisan rifts. “I’m more focused on who you are as a person and your impact on the community.” #gapol #gasen

@bycassidy

Jeffrey Farek and Katie Luquire say voting is something they can do about issues like gun control and women’s rights.
“You try to do what you can and a lot of times it feels like it’s hard to know how to help or to feel like you’re being heard,” Farek told @bycassidy. #gasen

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Herschel Walker’s final runoff eve rally is at the Governors Gun Club, the nation’s largest indoor shooting facility. Ralph Reed, the prominent evangelical leader, kicks off the event drawing boos from the crowd with each mention of Biden’s name and Warnock’s votes. #gapol #gasen

In a departure from the norm, Herschel’s wife Julie opens for the Republican. Then came the candidate, who said he would use his campaign bus tomorrow to shuttle people to the polls. (I can’t tell if he’s kidding.) #gapol #gasen

Walker: “A house divided cannot stand. We got to start standing now. We have to get in the game and get out to vote. I’m telling you to vote, vote, vote and flood the polls … I’m not going to sleep tonight, because before a big game, I don’t sleep.” #gapol #gasen

Lakshya Jain

@lxeagle17

@SplitTicket_

Our final @SplitTicket_ #GASen runoff model has Warnock +3 as the predicted outcome and a race rating of Leans Democratic. Warnock has an early vote lead of ~280K, by our estimation, and Walker needs a whopper of an election day to reverse things.

split-ticket.org/2022/12/05/geo…

@SplitTicket_

@SplitTicket_ I will say that the only reason I have this at leans Democratic instead of likely is because I have no idea what election day is going to look like, nor do I find it useful in projecting a false sense of confidence about it. This is worse for the GOP than Loeffler/Perdue 2021 IMO

@ADincgor

Model made by me and @ADincgor (hey, sound familiar?), with data cleaning assistance from @HWLavelleMaps and @Thorongil16 (who also made the map). An interactive county map can be found here rpubs.com/splitticket/ge….

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Matt Brown

@mrbrownsir

Just before polls close on the last day of early voting and the line is wrapped around the building and stretching 2 blocks out of this Atlanta polling place. Wait times in most of the county are well over an hour—but people are still in line #gapol #gasen

Now that 7pm has passed, poll workers are counting the number of folks in line. Some folks gotten out of line. One car stopped and honked, the driver yelled “Stay! You can do it!” #gapol

An official says there’s about 300 people in line here. Most voters have been moved inside the polling place now, I imagine to make sure no one else gets in line after the deadline and to speed the process. #gapol

Matt Brown

@mrbrownsir

More than 180,000 people voted over the weekend in Georgia counties that opened their polls. The vast majority of people voted in-person, putting both enthusiasm and long lines on full display. #gapol #gasen
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

@GaSecofState

Some interesting breakdown of who voted so far from @GaSecofState’s office.

46% of voters are Black
57% of voters female
13% of voters are 18-29

This reflects that the counties that held early voting so far are more diverse, younger and urban. Will be interesting to see if it continues as mandatory early voting in all counties begins today. #gapol

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https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1596906817577451521

Gov. Kemp makes an argument that Herschel Walker has struggled to land: That the Inflation Reduction Act that Warnock supported “is hurting” the enormous Hyundai EV plant that’s under construction now near Savannah. #gapol #gasen

https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1596906817577451521

Kemp’s referring to a provision that requires all EVs to undergo final assembly in North America to qualify for lucrative incentives. Since Hyundai’s factory won’t be operational until 2025, the automaker’s customers could lose out on the break. #gasen ajc.com/politics/polit…

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1592291834419871746

Walker, meanwhile, has panned the EV industry and promoted “gas guzzling” cars as he rails against federal efforts to curb climate change. #gapol #gasen

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1592291834419871746

A long line of Saturday voters in Athens gathers before the UGA-Tech game #gapol #gasen

The scene in Muscogee County earlier today #gapol #gasen

https://twitter.com/may70947115/status/1596573647421857792

Cobb County —-> #gapol

https://twitter.com/may70947115/status/1596573647421857792

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A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's ban on abortion that begins when a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which is as early as six weeks. Here's the ruling: #gapol documentcloud.org/documents/2330…

Judge McBurney wrote that the restrictions were "plainly unconstitutional when drafted, voted upon and enacted" when lawmakers adopted them in 2019, so they can't be enforced now. No immediate comment from Kemp's office. #gapol

The AG's office plans to pursue an immediate appeal but for now Georgia is enjoined from "seeking to enforce in any manner the post-heartbeat ban on abortion procedures in Georgia because there is no legal basis for them to do that which is not the law of this state." #gapol

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Yossi Gestetner

@YossiGestetner

The most Trumpian/2020-election focused statewide candidate lost by 25K votes among 2.57 million given.

I am sure it proves right all your hot takes about Biden, Trump, 2020, inflation, democracy, abortion.

Oh, plenty GOPs voted Dems to own Trump so it proves 2 X 0, clowns.

@KariLake

This candidate, @KariLake, won 48% of the GOP Primary vote. By attacking her as a "Trump Candidate," U R saying that 48% of GOP AZ Primary voters are dumb idiots who if not for Trump would choose a candidate of quality.

Ya. Being condescending to your own base is a winner!

@bonchieredstate

Lake's loss in AZ is narrow enough to be put at the feet of GOP voters who are willing to blow up winnable races just to own Trump. This shtick can be done to DeSantis too, so how does this prove a deficiency in "Trump Candidates"?

cc @bonchieredstate @RRHElections @mschlapp

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Democrats clinch control of Senate; Georgia runoff not as pivotal in U.S. race #gapol #gasen ajc.com/politics/polit…

That could be favorable for Warnock, who ran slightly ahead of Walker in Tuesday’s vote. Walker has tried to frame the race as a check on President Biden’s powers while the Democrat has tried to de-emphasize the national implications. #gapol #gasen ajc.com/politics/polit…

“Republicans’ main argument for electing Herschel Walker just went up in smoke,” said a Warnock campaign spokeswoman. Just a few hours ago, Walker sent this fundraising appeal. #gapol #gasen

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RL Miller

@RL_Miller

@ClimateHawkVote

hey folk! @ClimateHawkVote hardly ever endorses incumbents, but there's an urgent situation in Georgia, so we're endorsing @ReverendWarnock today. Donate! and short thread WHY, beyond the obvious. bit.ly/3zZTktF

@ClimateHawkVote

@ClimateHawkVote @ReverendWarnock UNobvious: Georgia is becoming a clean energy powerhouse and much of that is @ReverendWarnock's doing. Batteries for EV plants in Augusta? That's him getting infrastructure bill funds.

@ClimateHawkVote

@ClimateHawkVote @ReverendWarnock UNobvious: remember that LG/ SK trade dispute that would have kept an EV battery factory from being built in GA? @ClimateHawkVote got involved because I talked w/ a Warnock staffer.

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David Catanese

@davecatanese

@NRSC

On @NRSC call this AM with donors/supporters, @LindseyGrahamSC stressed the #GASEN runoff strategy will be to flood FOX News programs + Hannity on behalf of @HerschelWalker, per a person on call.

Graham, @SenRickScott + @newtgingrich spoke

Noted Libertarian won't be on ballot.

@NRSC

@NRSC @LindseyGrahamSC @HerschelWalker @SenRickScott @newtgingrich On same @NRSC call, @LindseyGrahamSC stayed bullish on #NVSEN arguing dropbox ballots are performing closer to E-Day turnout split.

Only a very short mention on #AZSEN ... where @bgmasters has a tougher climb back.

@NRSC

@NRSC @LindseyGrahamSC @HerschelWalker @SenRickScott @newtgingrich @bgmasters This as analysts note that Catherine Cortez Masto is likely to overtake Adam Laxalt by the weekend, thru mail-in ballots.

The source noted this was a call to keep the faith and rai$e money.

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Katie

@1stbornAmerican

@HerschelWalker

An ongoing 🛢️ about why Raphael Warnock is not the right choice for Georgia:

Vote @HerschelWalker

#GASen

https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1336677508377432067?t=y4nYaTTp7oH7gZquDXqiig&s=19

"Warnock is not the moderate he portrays himself to be. He has ties to socialists and extreme groups...has attacked American evangelicals from the pulpit. He is a divisive figure with far-Left policies, and all Americans should stand up against this hate.”heritageaction.com/press/heritage…

https://twitter.com/1stbornAmerican/status/1564692151946153985?t=O-dX0gG6HSeXEOFmnukaIw&s=19

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Quentin Fulks

@quentinfulks

@HerschelWalker

Last night, @HerschelWalker significantly underperformed in an environment that set him up for success. #GASEN #GApol

Here's what we know:

@HerschelWalker

Votes are still being counted, but only two of the nine statewide GOP candidates failed to clear two million ballots — one of them was @HerschelWalker.

@HerschelWalker

@HerschelWalker not only underperformed Kemp, he earned fewer raw votes than every other statewide Republican on the ballot.

Lakshya Jain

@lxeagle17

Warnock putting up a pretty strong performance in #GASen and running 3-4% ahead of Abrams in most ballot drops in Georgia. Oliver's vote share has ticked up to 1.8%, and to my eye, if this holds, a runoff is still currently the most likely outcome. Let's see what happens.

Perhaps more concerningly for Walker, he's consistently running 4-5% behind Kemp in most ballot drops. Getting somewhat difficult to see an outright Walker win at this rate unless Kemp begins to cross 54% in his final vote share, which IMO is less likely than not.

god please I do not have the strength to do another runoff especially if control for the senate is on the line agian

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RNC Research

@RNCResearch

We watched 135+ debates so you didn’t have to — and Democrats said some crazy things.

Here are some of the most insane debate moments from Democrats this cycle.

🧵 THREAD.

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Angie Craig: “I will never stop standing up for Big Pharma and standing against my constituents!” #MN02

Oregon Democrat Tina Kotek called for "meth stabilization center[s]" in Portland — "in addition to making [full drug decriminalization] work." #ORGov

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Julia Jester

@JulesJester

#GASEN: a *NEW* woman comes forward alleging Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker drove her to a clinic "to have an abortion after she became pregnant as a result of her relationship w/ him." She'll speak later today at a presser, per release from attorney Gloria Allred.

Herschel Walker's statement, in part, to reporters in Georgia: "I'm done with this foolishness. I've already told people this is a lie & I'm not going to entertain, continue to carry a lie along ... the Democrats will do & say whatever they can to win this, to win this seat."

Warnock Deputy CM Rachel Petri: “We know Herschel Walker has a problem w/ the truth, a problem answering questions & a problem taking responsibility for his actions. Today’s new report is just the latest example of a troubling pattern we have seen play out again & again & again."

TheValuesVoter

@TheValuesVoter

Here’s what gets me about people who mock John Fetterman’s communication challenges but who also support Herschel Walker …

#PASenDebate
#PASen
#GASen

Listening to Herschel Walker talk is, for me, a similar experience to listening to John Fetterman in this first debate after his stroke.

The difference is that Walker didn’t have a stroke. And Fetterman didn’t have multiple women claim that he physically abused them.

Criticize Fetterman’s ability to communicate at the moment? Sure. It’s very clear that he had a stroke.

But then the same people celebrate when Walker, who has no such claim of a recent medical crisis, successfully completes a sentence. “Herschel nailed it!”