After the midterm congressional elections in November, a second round had to decide the last open senate post in the US state of Georgia. Democratic nominee Raphael Warnock won the tight race. This allowed President Joe Biden’s Democrats to expand their razor-thin majority in the Senate.
The Democrats had already secured 50 of the 100 seats in the Senate during the so-called midterms in November – regaining control of the important chamber of congresses. Because Democratic American Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also president of the Senate, is allowed to vote in a stalemate. With Democrat Warnock in office, the party now has a 51st seat in the chamber – and a somewhat more comfortable majority than before.
The campaign in Georgia attracted a lot of attention. Well-known politicians from both parties intervened because of the great importance for the power structure in the Senate. Against the 53-year-old incumbent Warnock, a black pastor, the Republicans sent the black ex-football star Herschel Walker into the race. The 60-year-old received campaign support from Donald Trump but came under pressure from allegations from two women who accused Walker of pressuring them to have abortions after having affairs with him. This is also racy because Walker came out as a strict opponent of abortion. He denies the allegations.
Obama campaigned for Warnock
Biden did not appear in Georgia in the election campaign before the second round — with his low popularity ratings, an appearance by his party friend would likely have been political ballast for Warnock. Instead, popular Democratic ex-President Barack Obama came to Georgia, which has a higher percentage of black voters than many other states.
The Republican Walker received support from Trump again shortly before the election. However, Trump also waived a joint campaign appearance before the second round — and instead advertised Walker at a digital event Monday night (local time).
Source: Krone
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