Former President Barack Obama told Georgia voters at a rally on Thursday that he is a bit more optimistic about the country's future ahead of the rematch between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
For starters, Democrats won’t have to rely on Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking floor vote which gives them added cushion when it comes to judicial nominations and other critical confirmations in the coming year.Besides putting Democrats in a better position ahead of the 2024 Senate map, which favors the GOP, Obama alluded to how having a 51-seat majority means less leverage for moderate to more conservative-leaning Democrats.
The former president didn't mention Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, who has complicated President Joe Biden's legislative goals, by name. But Warnock winning the runoff"gives Democrats more breathing room" next year, adding how it also"prevents one person from holding up everything."Warnock leaned into how next week's election against Walker is as much about character and competence as their diverging political views.
"I believe in my bones, I believe in my soul that Georgians — Republicans and Democrats — if we're honest, I believe in my soul that Georgia knows that Georgia is better than Herschel Walker," he said.split screen of voters watching a video of the GOP contender during an off-script momentDuring a late November rally in McDonough, Georgia, Walker talked to supporters about an unspecified horror film where a character couldn't kill a vampire because the character lacked faith.
"Since the last time I was here, Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia, like whether it's better to be a vampire or a werewolf," he said. "This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself," Obama added "When I was seven. Then I grew up."
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