ATLANTA — Two weeks ago, staffers working for the major Democratic campaigns and party committees were demoralized and depressed, their dream jobs transformed into a joyless death march. Donations were drying up, while candidates and elected officials were speaking openly and with a grave certainty that the party was destined …
Read More »Colbert Dusts Off Herschel Walker Jokes Written a Month Ago
Yesterday Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker, a Trump-backed Republican,in the Senate runoff election in Georgia. The historic moment was a highlight for several talk shows including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, who used the opportunity to unleash month-old jokes written just for the occasion. Dusting off an envelope sealed …
Read More »Warnock Hands Herschel Walker Another L, Punches Ticket to Senate
Raphael Warnock has defeated Herschel Walker in a runoff election to determine who will represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate. The incumbent Democrat was leading with Democratic areas still to report when the race was called Tuesday night. Warnock bested Walker by just under a percentage point during the general …
Read More »Christian Walker Bashes Father After Senate Loss: 'Don't Beat Women'
Christian Walker, son of Senate candidate Herschel Walker, tweeted a blistering criticism of his father following his loss Tuesday to Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s runoff election. “Don’t beat women, hold guns to peoples heads, fund abortions then pretend your pro-life, stalk cheerleaders, leave your multiple minor children alone to …
Read More »Herschel Walker's Campaign Greatest Hits: Werewolves, Secret Kids, and Compulsive Lying
Herschel Walker’s campaign for Senate in Georgia comes to an end on Tuesday. It’s as of yet unclear whether the former football star will unseat incumbent Democrat Raphel Warnock, but his bid for Congress has been one of — if not the —most chaotic and generally incoherent the nation has …
Read More »With Herschel Walker, the Stupidity Is the Point
About half of Georgia voters cast a ballot for Herschel Walker on Tuesday. Most of these voters wouldn’t trust Walker to run the check-out at a Family Dollar. But that’s the whole point. Herschel Walker has repeatedly proven himself to be stupid. Herschel Walker’s voters aren’t necessarily stupid. That’s too …
Read More »He Won 2 Percent of the Vote — and Could Decide Who Wins a Senate Seat
Chase Oliver had to fit his campaign for Senate into the spare hours he had left over after his two day jobs. The 37-year-old ran the operation out of his basement, with four staffers, and help from friends. Every Saturday morning for the last several months, he would wake up …
Read More »Warnock v. Walker Is Going to a Runoff — It Could Decide the Senate
The bare-knuckle brawl for Georgia’s Senate seat is headed to round two. With nearly all of the vote in, neither Sen. Raphael Warnock nor his challenger Herschel Walker will break the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Warnock is closer — one half of a percentage point shy of …
Read More »Here's What Democrats Need to Win to Keep Control of Congress
Voters did not deliver Republicans the decisive House and Senate victories the GOP anticipated on Tuesday night. Democratic House candidates held onto seats the GOP had been certain to capture. The only Senate seat that changed partisan hands as of Wednesday morning flipped turned blue, not red. For now, the …
Read More »Halloween Comes Early at Georgia Senate Debate as Herschel Walker Flashes 'Prop' Badge
Halloween came early at the Georgia Senate debate Friday as Republican candidate and serial abortion procurer Herschel Walker flashed a “prop” badge onstage and continued to pretend he works in law enforcement. In recent months, Walker has been accused of exaggerating his career in law enforcement in past interviews and …
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