The Democratic senator won his re-election bid against Walker, the scandal-plagued, Trump-backed political neophyte.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday night, NBC News projected that Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock had prevailed in his Senate runoff bid against Republican Herschel Walker. The win in Georgia gave Democrats a key 51-49 edge in the Senate and, notes Ja'han Jones, brought an end to Walker's "tortured" campaign.
"Warnock, Georgia's first Black senator, largely let Walker's often incoherent words speak for themselves, a strategy that in the end benefited him greatly. Walker's rambling speeches became prime campaign material for Warnock and his surrogates," writes Jones. But perhaps "the most shameful moment in the Walker campaign came in late October, when Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., basically admitted he was a token Black candidate used to make the GOP look less racist."
That GOP effort, like Walker's campaign, failed spectacularly. Read Ja'han Jones' full analysis in your Wednesday MSNBC Daily. |
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It's difficult to tell whether to attribute Warnock's competitiveness to his political gifts — or to the gifts Republicans handed him. Read more. |
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| The Supreme Court has delivered a consistent chilling message over the past year: Tacts and precedent don't matter if they obstruct conservative justices' ideological extremist ends. Read more. |
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The independent state legislature doctrine could reduce the role of or even prevent state courts from reviewing and regulating state election laws. Read more. |
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As if Donald Trump weren't already struggling with an avalanche of legal troubles, a jury today found the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud. Read more. |
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Sunday, MSNBC Films presents "Loan Wolves," a new feature documentary that follows journalist Blake Zeff as he travels the country to uncover the effects of student loan debt, and embarks on a who-done-it mission to find the culprit responsible for adjusting the 1998 education bill that changed the lives – and wallets – of millions. "Loan Wolves" airs Sunday at 10pm Eastern on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock. |
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This week on "Into America," Trymaine Lee looks at the future of the Black Twitter community as the social platform changes under Elon Musk's leadership. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts. |
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