Sen. Warnock’s Victory Is a Win for Georgia and America
If you haven’t watched Sen. Raphael Warnock’s speech on the night of his reelection in Georgia on December 6, stop everything you’re doing, and watch it now. Then tell your kids to watch it. And your neighbors.
times, in the last two years?
and disinformation campaign by far-right forces. Immediately after they
won, Georgia became ground zero for a state voter suppression effort that included harsh crackdowns on early and mail-in voting. The
runoff system that Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker were forced into was itself a relic of 1960s white supremacy. It was created
by a Georgia segregationist who hoped it would stop Black candidates from winning in a crowded field where white votes were split.
mustered enormous political firepower and financial resources for their scheme. That made the race close when it never should have been close.
trying to divide the country. He took on the conservative pundits claiming his victory was proof that there was no voter suppression in Georgia. Just because Georgia voters endured long lines in the rain doesn’t mean there is no suppression, he said. It means Georgians refused to have their voices silenced.
that if we have value we have a voice, and that our voice is our vote. I’m paraphrasing here, and words on the page don’t do justice to Sen. Warnock’s oratory skills. Again, I hope you’ll watch the speech.
an America where public servants used to believe that was possible. Hearing him say that he will fight for criminal justice reform because he believes we can have both justice and safety struck a personal chord with me. I believe that too, in my bones. My organization, People For the American Way, has dedicated itself to advancing that goal. There are
so many solutions we can and should explore that will save lives.
change the political landscape in heavily Black southern states. There are still plenty of challenges, but we’re seeing that prediction come
true.
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