Incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock or his Republican challenger Herschel Walker? Who will win today's Georgia Senate runoff - and what's at stake at the federal level? DW's Sumi Somaskanda (SumangaliS) reports.
is facing a divided Congress and significant hurdles in pursuing his policies. But the Senate alone and not the House confirms judges, and a clear Democratic majority assures the president he can secure a green light for his judicial and executive branch nominees.
In the medium-term, the Georgia runoff looms even larger. Jacob Rubashkin, an analyst and reporter at Election Insights, told DW that the Democrats are in for a bitter battle in the 2024 election, with Democratic senators set to face stiff Republican challenges in a number of battleground states. Picking up an extra seat in Georgia now will allow Democrats to breathe a bit easier in 2024.
President Biden only narrowly won the state in 2020, becoming the first Democrat to carry the state since 1992. If American football is a religion, Herschel Walker is Georgia's idol. The former University of Georgia and National Football League star has been able to parlay his celebrity status into a Senate bid. Walker has disputed that systemic racism exists, accusing Democrats of divisive rhetoric on race and inequality. "[Republicans] have mistakenly assumed that Walker might be able to win some African American votes, which is a perennial mistake that Republicans have made," she said.
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