Of course, whether the exact same situation will be repeated depends on the results of other races around the country. But the battle for control of the Senate is now delicately balanced between the two parties.
``Nobody wants a runoff. We don't want that," Clayton County Democratic Speaker Scully Johnson emphatically reiterated. "Because it's very difficult for people to come back. At that point, we spend time and money trying to get people to come back. No one wants to do it after November."
11} The poll average of the Warnock-Walker race from FiveThirtyEight shows Warnock in a 3-point lead. From the home duo of the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the University of Georgia. Oliver said in the poll, which was published at the end of July, he received 3% support.Despite Republican Governor Brian Kemp leading Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams by a small margin in most polls, Warnock's consistent poll Advantage has been obtained. It's part of a ticket split that reveals displeasure with Walker among voters poised to cast their Republican ballots in the state's other big campaigns.
If the Senate race is "a small race and it's just down to two people, I think Warnock could win," said former Republican congressman from Georgia. Chairman Newt Gingrich told POLITICO last week in Alpharetta when he appeared with Walker at a campaign event. “But if this is a big competition and Warnock can come down to his 9% inflation and being part of the all-time high price gas and down the list, I think Warnock will lose.” 22}
These competing cross currents are what keep the races so close. And at that point, Democrats acknowledge that fatigue could be a factor, given the near-nonstop political struggles in Georgia over the past few years. CEO Nuse Ufot said, "People who are feeling fatigued, overworked, and their votes are powerful people that they can use to change their circumstances and change the world around them. People who don't realize it's a tool," he said. -New She founded her Georgia project, listing the challenges she and her voting rights organization face this year.
Cobb County Democratic Party Chair Jacqueline Bethadapur agreed the party faced a lack of enthusiasm and energy heading into the homestretch of the midterm elections. It's a contest to see who's better at mobilizing and increasing voter turnout and voter turnout, and I think the Republican Party has a slight edge on that...similar to the Republican Party that the Democrats had in 2017. We see a lot of enthusiasm [after Donald Trump was first elected].”
Bethadapur believes people will still go to vote in November, but has volunteers knocked on doors, texted and called. He said he was less enthusiastic than he was four years ago when it came to calling banks and reaching out directly to other voters. in front. Gwinnett County Democratic Commissioner Brenda Lopez Romero, for example, knocked on doors in her five languages—English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Chinese—and made efforts to prepare media outreach. Leading.
Republicans have their own set of obstacles to navigate. In Muskogee County, home to the City of Columbus, the party is working to reverse its second congressional districts and boost voter turnout in Democratic-strong areas. Alton Russell, Republican Speaker of Muskogee County, is battling fears among Republicans that their vote doesn't matter. Fueled by voter fraud and his predecessor Donald Trump's persistent lies about his 2020 election results, they may have cost Republicans a significant voter turnout in the last Senate runoff. Same fear.
"This is what concerns me. People not voting is all skewed and Trump really won, their votes didn't count and they weren't going to vote." Absolutely vote, and I see it every day," Russell said. , added that there are several ways to engage Republican voters, including getting Republicans ready to vote Joe Biden in 2024. Until the next election, Russell continued.
Warnock leads the polls, but not everyone in his campaign believes Reed at the bottom.
"During the course of this campaign, there will be votes in all directions.
Walker's campaign did not respond to comment, but Russell, the Republican chairman of Muskogee County, said he will continue to work hard to get Reverend Warnock re-elected. He reiterated how important the three-month voter outreach was.
"In Georgia, in every county in Georgia, turnout is what makes the difference," he said. said. "If the results come out, we will win. If we stay home, we won't."
