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Nov 13 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
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 Image
Walker supporters expressed confidence their base would be fired up even if the runoff no longer decided which party controlled the Senate. “At 50-50, it’s possible to peel off Kyrsten Sinema or Joe Manchin for the most leftist Democrat legislation.”

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Georgia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan lays the blame on Trump: “It’s beyond time to turn the page.” #gapol #gasen

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Nov 15
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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Nov 14
House Majority Leader Jon Burns has been elected speaker. #gapol Image
Some immediate reaction: “Speaker-elect Burns will imprint his own style on the office, but my sense is there will also be some continuity in how the House conducts business,” says Democratic @RepScottHolcomb. Another D put it another way: #gapol Image
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Nov 14
Before Georgia House Republicans vote on a new speaker and other leaders, they welcomed the newest members of the caucus #gapol Image
Rep. Will Wade nominates House Majority Leader Jon Burns – a staunch ally of current Speaker David Ralston – and tailors his pitch to new legislators.
“For the next step, for the future of our caucus and the future of our state House, that wise leader is Jon Burns.” #gapol Image
Rep. Sam Watson, chair of the House Rural Caucus, says Rep. Barry Fleming’s role engineering Georgia’s election law positions him to be next speaker. “We made it easier to vote, harder to cheat.” #gapol Image
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Nov 4
Breaking: David Ralston won't seek another term as Georgia House leader. #gapol ajc.com/politics/david…
“I need to take time to address a health challenge which has arisen recently, and the House needs a Speaker who can devote the necessary time and energy to the office,” Ralston said in a statement. #gapol ajc.com/politics/david…
First elected as Speaker in 2009, he is the longest-serving state House leader in the nation. Ralston has corralled the fractious GOP caucus through some of the state’s most divisive debates and fought to maintain the chamber’s independence. #gapol ajc.com/politics/david…
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Oct 25
Georgia Democratic Sens. @ReverendWarnock and Jon @ossoff are campaigning together again two weeks before the vote. They’re stumping in tandem at a Savannah field office, where a crowd of volunteers is preparing to canvass for Democrats. #gapol #gasen
“It’s been such a privilege and honor to work with my brother, my colleague, my friend Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock. This is a special man,” @ossoff says. “He understands the struggles of ordinary people in this state and is working to lift up all of us.” #gapol #gasen
Warnock on Walker’s recent events with Marjorie Taylor Greene: “My opponent is moving all over the state with one of the most divisive people in Congress. It didn’t work last time, it’s not going to work this time.” #gapol #gasen
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Oct 20
Jason Esteves, a candidate for Georgia Senate, revs up Hispanic voters at a Warnock rally. “It’s time in this election for us to show our true power, our true poder … We’ve had record breaking turnout in this election — but guess who’s lagging behind? Latinos.” #gapol #gasen
>@Lin_Manuel gets an ovation from the crowd. “You may be asking what is Lin-Manuel Miranda doing here? … you hate to be the guy who quotes the lyrics from the band but — history has its eyes on you.” #gapol #gasen
>@SenatorWarnock scans the crowd: “This reminds me of the multiracial, multiethnic, multi-religious coalition of conscience that stood up in Georgia in 2020 and the ‘21 runoff …” #gapol #gasen
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