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☆ A 2nd woman who said Herschel Walker forced her to have an abortion said he has caused 'collateral damage' with his denial of their relationship: 'All I can do is tell the truth'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A second woman who said Herschel Walker pressured her into having an abortion spoke out on Tuesday. Walker, the Georgia Republican Senate nominee, earlier this month called the allegations a "lie." I never paid for an abortion,'" Doe said. In an early October Daily Beast report, Walker was accused of paying for the abortion of an unnamed former girlfriend. In a separate The New York Times report, the same woman said that Walker pressured her to have a second abortion, but she declined.

☆ Fewer states than ever could pick the next president
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Five states decided the last presidential race by flipping from Trump in 2016 to Joe Biden in 2020 – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees have each carried 20 states in every election since at least 2008. Democrats did not demonstrate the capacity to threaten any of the GOP’s core 20 states, as Republicans did in Nevada. A race with just Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona as true battlegrounds would begin with Democrats favored in states holding 260 Electoral College votes (including Washington, DC) and Republicans in states with 235. After 2022, the list of genuinely competitive presidential states may be shrinking, but, if anything, that could increase the tension as the nation remains poised on the knife’s edge between two deeply entrenched, but increasingly antithetical, political coalitions.

Former President Barack Obama is heading to Georgia next week to rally supporters for Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock ahead of the state's Senate runoff on Dec. 6. Obama will campaign with Warnock on Dec. 1, and encourage Georgians' to cast early ballots, per the former president's team. Obama's office noted that after his Oct. 28 rally for Warnock, attendees “signed up to complete hundreds of door knocking shifts.”Early voting for the Senate runoff between Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker begins on Nov. 28 and runs through Dec. 2. The state's new voting law reduced the early voting period.

☆ Factbox: What's at stake in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But he may have less opportunity for flashy moves, as Republicans will hold a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. SENATE COMMITTEESBecause of the 50-50 Senate divide, committee memberships are currently doled out evenly. Tied votes in committees on legislation or presidential nominations block, at least temporarily, such measures from advancing to the full Senate. A Walker win would give national Republicans a boost, having seen their standing in the state of Georgia erode toward Democrats over the last few years. A Warnock victory could indicate that Democrats are making inroads in places where they have had difficulties gaining traction in the past.

☆ Trump is reportedly furious that top Republicans are trying to persuade him not to campaign in the Georgia Senate runoff: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump furious Republicans are trying to dissuade him from campaigning in Georgia runoff, per Rolling Stone. Trump's status in the GOP has taken a big hit after the midterm elections. Republican Herschel Walker faces Democrat Raphael Warnock in the Senate runoff in December. Trump endorsed hundreds of candidates in the midterm elections, in a bid to cement his hold over the Republican Party before announcing his 2024 bid. Trump's relentless promotion of election fraud conspiracy theories in 2020 was blamed by some for the Republican Party's two Georgia Senate runoff defeats last year.

☆ Watch: Herschel Walker releases ad targeting transgender athletes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Factbox: What is at stake in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

As Election Day neared, Georgia election officials reported heavy turnout in early voting. But he may have less opportunity for flashy moves, with Republicans holding a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. SENATE COMMITTEESBecause of the 50-50 Senate divide, committee memberships are currently doled out evenly between Democrats and Republicans. Tied votes in committees block legislation and presidential appointments, at least temporarily, from advancing to the full Senate. One-third of Senate seats are up for election every two years.

☆ After winning the Senate, Democrats' campaign chief warns GOP: Trump will continue to drag you down
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON — Days after denying Republicans the Senate majority they fought for in the midterm elections, the Democrats' campaign chief warned the GOP: If former President Donald Trump continues to be your leader, voters will continue to punish you. “There’s no question that Donald Trump is a motivating factor for turnout when it comes to Democratic voters,” Sen. Gary Peters, of Michigan, said in an interview at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters. If the party continues to be following the Trump model and is Trumpian and doesn’t go back to their more conservative roots of the traditional Republican Party, I will say, definitely that’ll be a problem,” he said. The GOP's failure to recapture the Senate has led to recriminations and a dispute about whether Trump was to blame for their underperformance. Warnock, sensing an opportunity to mobilize his party’s base, cut that video into a campaign ad and displayed “Stop Donald Trump.

☆ Pence says he was 'surprised' that Republicans didn't win more seats in the midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Pence said he was "surprised" that Republicans didn't win more seats in the 2022 midterms. While on the CBS program "Face the Nation," Pence said citizens want the GOP to focus on the future. During an interview on the CBS program "Face the Nation," Pence told host Margaret Brennan that while he wanted to see larger Republican margins in Congress, a "win is a win." "A win is a win, but I would have liked to see more Republicans elected to Congress. I would have liked to have seen a Republican majority in the Senate."

Here are several of the ways the new law could affect voters in the runoff. Plus, due to an ongoing lawsuit against the state, it remains uncertain whether one Saturday early voting day, on Nov. 26, will be allowed. This year, that would mean there would be no early in-person voting on Nov. 26, the Saturday following Thanksgiving. But under Georgia law, runoff voting may not begin until after officials have certified the general election vote, which will be on Monday, Nov. 21, per the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. "But now because of SB 202, you can only do that during the hours of early voting, which can often be a regular 9-to-5."

Raffensperger, a Republican, had maintained that changes to Georgia voting laws meant that there could be no early voting on Nov. 26, the only Saturday when it would have been possible for Georgians to cast an early vote in the hotly contested race. Brian Kemp in March 2021, which stipulates early in-person voting must end the Friday before the runoff. The law also stipulates early in-person voting not be held on any Saturday that follows a “public or legal holiday” on the preceding Thursday or Friday. Raffensperger contended that meant there would be no early in-person voting on Nov. 26, the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Voting rights groups have pushed counties in Georgia to open up early in-person voting on Nov. 22, 23 and 27.

☆ Republican Senate Spat Spills Over Into Georgia Runoff Race
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lindsay Wise | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has fended off a challenge to his leadership in the GOP in the Senate. Allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) continue to trade blame for the party’s failure to capture the Senate majority in the midterms elections, with the conflict now spilling over into Republicans’ Georgia runoff effort. Mr. McConnell on Wednesday defeated a long-shot bid by Mr. Scott to replace him as the Senate’s top Republican, but the fallout is lingering as the party prepares for the Dec. 6 runoff between ex-football star Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock . The Senate now stands at 50-49; the Democrats will keep the majority regardless of the runoff results because Vice President Kamala Harris has a tiebreaking vote.

☆ Georgia judge permits early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the Senate runoff election between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Georgia judge on Friday ruled that state law allowed for early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26. The runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will be the last Senate contest this year. Cox said that state law "does not specifically prohibit counties from conducting advanced voting on Saturday, November 26, 2022, for a runoff election." Early voting had been set to commence in Georgia on November 28, with the final day of early voting on December 2. The November 26 would represent the only Saturday that voters would be able to vote early before the December 6 runoff election date.

In retaining their seats in Nevada and Arizona, while picking up a Republican-held seat in Pennsylvania, Democrats clinched control of the Senate even as the race in Georgia remains undecided. If Sen. Raphael Warnock is able to hold his seat in a Dec. 6 runoff against Republican Herschel Walker , Democrats will have actually gained a seat in a year in which Republicans hoped President Biden’s low approval rating would hand them the reins of both chambers of Congress.

☆ How did Democrats make it so close in the House midterm elections?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +18 min

While the GOP did still take the House, the close margin of victory was a performance well below what was possible. Here are eight perspectives from across the ideological spectrum on why the Democrats were able to make it so close. And this reality was essential given the defection of Black and Latino voters to the Republican Party and its candidates. America can credit Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s obstruction of a democracy bill and an economic bill for the narrow Republican House majority. But now, America needs to deal with a Republican House, thanks in good part to Manchin’s obstruction.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., meets with reporters Wednesday after he fended off a challenge by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and was re-elected as Republican leader. And we turned off a lot of these centrist voters," McConnell said Wednesday. “Much criticism is being placed on the fact that the Republican Party should have done better. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks after he was nominated to be House speaker on Tuesday. “What I hope we learned from this is you can’t win the general election merely because of your base vote.

☆ Sen. Raphael Warnock weaponizes Trump's 2024 announcement and endorsement of Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Raphael Warnock is weaponizing Donald Trump's endorsement of his campaign rival, Herschel Walker, in a new ad. The 30-second ad spotlights Trump's endorsement of Walker as he and Warnock head toward a runoff election in December, since neither candidate won 50% during the midterm election. The tagline at the end says "Stop Donald Trunp" and "Stop Herschel Walker." Warnock for Georgia Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks in a statement said Walker "surrounds himself with some of the most divisive politicians in Washington, so it's no surprise that he has Donald Trump's endorsement. Drew Godinich, the committee's senior director of communications, said, "even with Trump's baggage, Herschel Walker remains the biggest threat to Republicans' hopes of winning this race."

☆ Ron DeSantis says people need to 'chill out' about a possible GOP civil war
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis says people need to "chill out" about a possible GOP civil war between him and Trump. Ron DeSantis thinks people need to "chill out" about a possible GOP civil war brewing between him and former President Donald Trump. Trump, who announced his 2024 bid on Tuesday, picked a fight with the Florida governor earlier this month. Days out from the midterms, he dubbed the governor "Ron DeSanctimonious," in keeping with his penchant for giving political rivals unflattering nicknames . Last week, Trump blasted DeSantis on social media, calling the Florida governor "average" and accusing him of disloyalty.

☆ Herschel Walker veered off in a campaign speech to rant about werewolves killing vampires
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Herschel Walker delved into an ancient, mythic debate during a Wednesday stump speech in Georgia. The Senate candidate came out as pro-werewolf as he described the plot of a vampire movie. "I don't know if you know, but vampires are some cool people, are they not?" Perhaps it was the "Underworld" film series that Walker was referencing, which detail a mythical war between vampires and werewolves. But neither Walker nor Warnock won 50% of the required vote outright in the election last week, meaning Walker supporters and Georgia voters alike could be in for three more weeks of vampires vs. werewolves.

They underscore the importance of educating Black voters on the significance of the Dec. 6 runoff between Warnock and Republican contender Herschel Walker. Yet voting rights organizations supporting Warnock say Black voters they’ve spoken with remain energized because expanding Democrats’ majority in the Senate even by a single seat would have a significant impact. Les Talusan / Courtesy MoveOnIn last week’s election, Warnock received 90% of the Black vote, compared to Walker’s 8%, according to an NBC News exit poll. “All the elements we’re talking about impact mostly Black voters,” Albright said. And tired or not, Black voters will come out for the runoff.”Follow NBCBLK on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

☆ Why the Georgia Runoff Election Still Matters
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Republicans won’t run the Senate in the next Congress, but whether they have 50 votes or only 49 after the Dec. 6 Georgia runoff still matters a great deal to policy outcomes. The contest in Georgia between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker is for six years, not two as in 2020, which means this will matter to organizing the Senate for three Congresses. The GOP has a favorable electoral Senate map in 2024, and every seat will make a difference in how many Democratic incumbents Republicans would need to defeat to regain the majority in what could be a difficult presidential election year for the GOP. (See nearby.)

☆ Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says the difference in competence between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker is the 'most dramatic that I have ever seen in electoral politics'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff said fellow Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock is "an asset to the nation." Ossoff told Insider that Warnock stood above his opponent in "qualifications, competence and quality." Warnock is locked in a competitive Dec. 6 Senate runoff election with Republican Herschel Walker. "The contrast between Senator Warnock and his opponent in terms of preparedness, in terms of qualifications, competence and quality, is the most dramatic that I have ever seen in electoral politics," Ossoff told Insider. In the November general election, Warnock led Walker 49.4%-48.5%, with the incumbent Democrat receiving 1,946,139 votes to 1,908,424 for Walker, per Insider and DDHQ.

☆ Lindsey Graham says Trump will be 'hard to beat' — but stops short of fully endorsing Trump's 2024 presidential run
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This was after he told reporters on Tuesday that he did not think Trump should announce his run now. In two tweets after Trump's 2024 campaign announcement speech at Mar-a-Lago, Graham lauded Trump for offering "solutions" to "restore a broken America." "If President Trump continues this tone and delivers this message on a consistent basis, he will be hard to beat," Graham wrote. On Tuesday, Gaetz tweeted the words "Trump 2024" along with a photo of him and the former president. "I'm literally telling you what I tell him," Graham told CNBC's Steve Sedgwick in September.

☆ Mitch McConnell laments that there's no stopping Trump from inserting himself into Georgia's Senate race but says the runoff gives Republicans 'another chance to get it right'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Warren Rojas | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mitch McConnell called Georgia's Senate runoff a second chance to still win a seat. McConnell said he can't keep Trump from messing with Georgia politics like he did in 2021. But the Kentucky Republican is less enthused about having to try and keep embattled former President Donald Trump from derailing things, again. These days, Trump is combating multiple investigations and taking heat from Republicans like McConnell who blame him for the GOP's poor showing in the 2022 midterm elections. The Senate majority that GOP leaders saw within reach eventually fizzled, as candidates like Blake Masters of Arizona and Mehmet Oz of Pennsylvania faltered in critical suburban areas and received tepid support from independents.

☆ Republicans one seat away from winning House in U.S. midterm vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The final outcome in the House hangs on tight races in states including California, with thousands of votes still being counted. Republicans have won 217 seats compared with the Democrats' 209, Edison Research projected, with 218 needed for a majority. There were only nine uncalled House contests by early Wednesday, with Republicans ahead in four, according to a Reuters compilation of the leading nonpartisan forecasters. In retaliation for two impeachment efforts by Democrats against Trump, House Republicans have vowed to investigate Biden administration officials and past dealings by the president's son, Hunter Biden, with countries including China. As House speaker, McCarthy would be second in line of succession for the presidency after the vice president when Congress convenes in January.

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