Georgia Runoff Election Day!

[ellipses84]

www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1139566883/georgia-runoff-results-raphael-warnock-herschel-walker

Polling is still close with Warnock ahead (but I know how we all feel about polls). There’s been even more voter suppression in GA since the last Warnock runoff but turnout has been great for early voting despite people having to wait in line for 2-3 hours. My hope is R’s won’t be willing to wait in line for a single R candidate who would be a complete disgrace to GA in the Senate. I know the voter suppression impacts D voting areas more, but in a close runoff it should have some impact.

If you want to be inspired, listen to Obama’s full speech in GA the other day, not just the sound bites where he jokes about Walker and werewolves.

Also watch Warnock’s speech when he joined the Senate and when Kamala Harris asked him to write a letter before the KBJ Supreme Court confirmation. 💙

[mrsd2006]

I will be SO GLAD when today is over (unless HW wins).

[seeyalater52]

I’m scared to even think about this today so I’m steadfastly ignoring all election related news.

[aurora]

Fingers crossed!

[mrsd2006]

44% precincts reporting
Warnock 55. 5
Walker 44.8

[mrsd2006]

Record turnout today, in early voting and absentee voting

[mrsd2006]

3.3 million ballots cast in run off
Some absentee ballots won't be due until Friday.

[mrsd2006]

47% reporting
Warnock 54.2
Walker 45.8

[mrsd2006]

Gabriel Sterling (COO for the GA SOS) :
Who ever loses should concede, whoever wins should realize they represent everyone not just the people who voted for them

[mrsd2006]

51%
Warnock 52.9
Walker 47.1

[basilosaurus]

Even though I've done this for many years, it's still strange to wake up on a Tuesday and think election day! and then remember the time change. And then the next morning to think election day for real, and realize not quite yet for results.

And yet I'll never forget rolling over around 3a to confirm 2020 results because of course it would happen only to see an insurrection happening in real time. My notorious nightmares have nothing on real life republicans

[AAM2012]

52%reporting
-Warnock 52.3%
-Walker 47.7%


Steve Kornacki keeps making me feel better…and then terrified….and then happy again.

Edit- updated results

[mrsd2006]

Fulton County (Atlanta)
82.3 % Warnock

[Pom]

Again, this race is too close based on the GOP and it’s completely ridiculous candidate. Ugh.

[mrsd2006]

59%
Warnock 50.1
Walker 49.9

Oof. Too damn close.

[mrsd2006]

60%
Walker 50.2
Warnock 49.8

Ugh...

[Tacocat]

Dec 6, 2022 20:42:43 GMT -5 mrsd2006 said:

60%
Walker 50.2
Warnock 49.8

Ugh...

I wouldn’t worry about anything yet. Mostly
rural counties have reported so far (where Walker had the biggest margins) and both Dekalb and Cobb counties have lots left to count. Warnocks margins there are huge.

[TR]

Yeah I won’t be able to look at this until the morning. I had the NYT page open and it’s updating so often and it was flipping back and forth and giving me heartburn. Warnock was barely up 50.45 to 49.55 with 69% reporting last I looked.

[mrsd2006]

Fulton
82.3 % Warnock

Dekalb
91.6%

Total 74% precincts
Warnock 50.4
Walker 49.6

[mrsd2006]

Cherokee
68. 8% Walker

Total for the state
Tied 50/50

[AAM2012]

Dec 6, 2022 20:56:03 GMT -5 Tacocat said:

Dec 6, 2022 20:42:43 GMT -5 mrsd2006 said:

60%
Walker 50.2
Warnock 49.8

Ugh...

I wouldn’t worry about anything yet. Mostly
rural counties have reported so far (where Walker had the biggest margins) and both Dekalb and Cobb counties have lots left to count. Warnocks margins there are huge.

When would you begin to worry?

There are also blue counties who are able to (and have) reported early voting results as the polls closed.

[Tacocat]

Dec 6, 2022 21:10:56 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

Dec 6, 2022 20:56:03 GMT -5 Tacocat said:

I wouldn’t worry about anything yet. Mostly
rural counties have reported so far (where Walker had the biggest margins) and both Dekalb and Cobb counties have lots left to count. Warnocks margins there are huge.

For my awareness, when would you begin to worry?

Good question. Warnock would need to underperform compared to the general election in the remaining urban areas in order to lose. I’m also watching Dave Wasserman on Twitter pretty closely. He has said several times the race is close but Warnock is doing better.

[seeyalater52]

Bouzy called it an hour ago and I’m gonna say that while he’ll eventually be wrong tonight is probably not the night.

[AAM2012]

Dec 6, 2022 21:17:13 GMT -5 Tacocat said:

Dec 6, 2022 21:10:56 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

For my awareness, when would you begin to worry?

Good question. Warnock would need to underperform compared to the general election in the remaining urban areas in order to lose. I’m also watching Dave Wasserman on Twitter pretty closely. He has said several times the race is close but Warnock is doing better.

I’m still not understanding why you’re telling people here not to worry yet.

[lust2hart]

Dec 6, 2022 21:27:57 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

Dec 6, 2022 21:17:13 GMT -5 Tacocat said:

Good question. Warnock would need to underperform compared to the general election in the remaining urban areas in order to lose. I’m also watching Dave Wasserman on Twitter pretty closely. He has said several times the race is close but Warnock is doing better.

I’m still not understanding why you’re telling people here not to worry yet.

Because Warnock is not underperforming.

[Tacocat]

Wasserman just called it for Warnock!

[seeyalater52]

Dec 6, 2022 21:36:28 GMT -5 Tacocat said:

Wasserman just called it for Warnock!

I admit my trauma from the Boebert race is giving me pause about the early call here, but I’ll try to take the W.

[mcsangel2]

87%

Warnock 50.3%
Walker 49.7%

[curbsideprophet]

Watching MSNBC, they are saying too close to call, but have enough info to say Warnock is leading. Maddow is saying that this is a change in how the decision desk is classifying the race.

From what Kornacki has been saying Walker is not picking all the votes that went Libertarian in the previous election. In some counties the Libertarian got 2-3% of the vote. That percentage is being split between Walker and Warnock, which is good for Warnock.

[AAM2012]

Dec 6, 2022 21:36:05 GMT -5 lust2hart said:

Dec 6, 2022 21:27:57 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

I’m still not understanding why you’re telling people here not to worry yet.

Because Warnock is not underperforming.

I am not trying to argue, I’m still not understanding how the comparison (i.e. over/under performing) is being made on voting results from 11/8 when Oliver was an option and took away votes between the two current options.

I believe (hope) Warnock will be the winner in the end, I just don’t think anyone should say here not to worry about something without evidence.