Politicos Spin Close Warnock-Walker Georgia Senate Race
July 31, 2022 | Georgia
It’s still early in the general election campaign, deep in the summer, when people aren’t too concerned about who should fill Georgia’s Senate seat.
Should it be the incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock, in the position just a year and a half following a controversial runoff election on Jan. 5, 2021? Or should it be Trump-endorsed Herschel Walker, a legendary football great and political novice? People might wait until after Labor Day to think about it.
It’s a big decision. The dynamics of the U.S. Senate, now divided 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, hangs in the balance.
The polls show Warnock slightly ahead. A recent University of Georgia poll shows him ahead of Walker by a margin of 3 percentage points, 46 to 43. That can be spun differently, depending on who’s doing the spinning.
“Warnock is getting traction,” said Charles Bullock, University of Georgia political science professor. “His poll numbers are rising. Polling shows most people believe him to be trustworthy. A plurality doesn’t believe Herschel Walker is.”… (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
