Politicos Looking Back to Look Ahead Toward the Georgia Senate Runoff

L: Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in Columbus, Ga., on Oct. 8, 2022. (Megan Varner/Getty Images); R: Georgia Republican Senatorial candidate Herschel Walker in Carrollton, Ga., on Oct. 11, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

As Georgia politicos pivot to the next election—the Senate runoff on Dec. 6 between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock—they are analyzing what happened a week ago and how it might affect the race.

One glaring fact stares Republicans in the face: Walker drew 203,000 votes fewer than Brian Kemp in getting reelected governor over Stacey Abrams. And it wasn’t just Kemp’s popularity. The other Republicans running statewide for constitutional posts did nearly as well.