A super PAC affiliated with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is spending $14.2 million to run ads in the Georgia runoff between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
The Senate Leadership Fund said Tuesday that the TV, digital, and radio ads will hit airwaves in the Peach State later this week. In the general election, the SLF poured $39 million to help Walker, a former NFL football player and political newcomer.
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Neither Walker nor Warnock had enough votes for an outright victory, forcing them into a Dec. 6 runoff election. Warnock beat Walker by about 35,000 votes in the general election, with Warnock receiving 49.4% of the vote, Walker 48.5%, and Libertarian Chase Oliver 2.1%.
Almost immediately after a runoff was declared, both parties began funneling in more money for ads and field operations, trying to rally Georgia voters to come out for the candidates one more time.
Walker’s campaign has been dogged by allegations he paid for multiple abortions and has lied about domestic abuse allegations, his education, and ties to law enforcement. Warnock has labeled Walker a “pathological liar” who is unfit to serve in public office.
“This is a man who lies about the most basic facts of his life,” Warnock said in the days leading up to the Nov. 8 general election.
Walker has focused most of his campaign trying to tie Warnock to President Joe Biden’s unpopular policies and has claimed a vote for Warnock is a vote for Biden.
“He talked about ‘I’m not ready.’ No, you’re not ready,” Walker said.
Georgia’s Senate race was considered a high-stakes contest that could have shifted the power dynamic in the Senate.
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On Saturday, Nevada incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto fended off a challenge by Republican Adam Laxalt, handing the Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress for two more years. Even though the pressure to win has lessened for Democrats, picking up a 51st vote in Georgia would give the party a cushion as they try to pass Biden’s ambitious agenda, which includes tackling voting rights and climate change.
