Why the Georgia runoff matters in the fight for America
November 18, 2022 | Montgomery County, TX
Republican Herschel Walker will face off against Democrat incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock on Dec. 6. The runoff election will decide if Democrats can increase their Senate majority to 51 seats, or if the Senate will remain with a 50-50 split.
According to Republican strategist Julianne Thompson, "There are Democrat senators who have, in certain instances, voted with the GOP on key pieces of legislation. With a victory for Herschel Walker, it takes away that extra vote cushion from the Democrats and makes consensus building and compromise more likely."
The number of seats a party holds in the Senate also determines its share of seats on decision-making committees. Through investigations and hearings, committees gather information in order to draft, consider, and recommend legislation. If Walker wins the runoff, Republicans will gain more committee assignments to push back against the Left.
"There is no state in the Union with a bigger divide between their senator and the values of the state than Georgia," said Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who has been on the runoff campaign trail with Walker.
On Nov. 15, a super PAC with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that it will spend $14.2 million to boost Walker in the runoff.
At stake are Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver's 2.1 percent share of the votes. Walker said during his election watch party on Nov. 8 that he didn’t “come to lose.”