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ICYMI: Reverend Warnock Continues “One More Time” Runoff Tour

Reverend Warnock: “The choice in this election could not be clearer. The people of Georgia got that right last Tuesday and they’re going to get it right on December 6th.”

Atlanta, GA — Yesterday, Georgians showed their support for Reverend Warnock as he continued his “One More Time” Runoff Bus Tour with stops in Fort Valley, Warner Robins, and Macon.  

On Thursday morning, Reverend Warnock attended the Turner Theological Conference in Macon.

Reverend Warnock hosted a meet and greet in Fort Valley.

Watch WRDW’s Coverage HERE

Meredith Anderson, WRDW: “Senator Raphael Warnock campaigned in Fort Valley today, ahead of the December 6th runoff with his Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Warnock says Walker knows nothing about being a Senator and Georgia needs a Senator who knows the people and their needs.”

Reverend Warnock: “Herschel Walker doesn’t know the issues. Isn’t that obvious? He doesn’t even know the issues. And what’s worse is he’s not interested. I’m talking about price gouging and he’s telling me that people ought to eat right, which suggests to me that he doesn’t know the job description of a United States Senator. Maybe he should run for dietitian. I’m running for United States Senate.”

Watch WGXA’s Coverage HERE

Irena Plunkett, WGXA: “The battle for your ballot continues here in middle Georgia as Reverend Raphael Warnock is leaning on the congregation and outside votes to go to the polls. From the pulpit to the polls, Senator Warnock is preaching every vote matters.” 

Reverend Warnock: “Don’t just pray with your lips, pray with your legs. Show up.” 

Irena Plunkett, WGXA: “In a second bid to maintain his seat as Senator, the Reverend has been active, bouncing between Macon and Fort valley Thursday, trying to get the votes one more time, urging congregations across Georgia and voters to resist the temptation of sitting out the runoff. Warnock got to work drilling home a mantra.” 

Reverend Warnock: “Show up and we win. Say it: Show up and we win. Show up and we win. We win, when we show up. We win, when we show up. We win, when we show up.”

Irena Plunkett, WGXA: “While 49.4% of the votes went to Warnock and 48.5% went to Walker. Neither candidate got over the 50% threshold to be named one of the next Senators of the state. Still Warnock is insistent on winning the plurality of votes. A clear message, he believes, Georgians have sent.” 

Reverend Warnock: “And the choice in this election could not be clearer. This election is about competence, and it’s about character. Who’s ready and who’s fit to represent the people of Georgia in the United States Senate. The people of Georgia got that right last Tuesday and they’re going to get it right on December 6th.”

Watch WMAZ’s Coverage HERE

Lori Johnson, WMAZ: “Senator Warnock stopped in Peach County today to talk to supporters ahead of the December 6th runoff. Molly Jett joins us live in Houston County now with more on the visit.”

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Earlier today, I was in Fort Valley with about 50 other people. Now, Senator Warnock took the stage and told those people that he helped cap the cost of insulin. He also said he tells the truth, unlike what he says is his opponent, Herschel Walker. Now, Senator Warnock did take that stage for about 10 minutes today. He says it’s his job to be a United States Senator for the entire state, adding rural communities like Fort Valley are often overlooked. So, he says, he’s been standing up for HBCUs and will continue to do that if re- elected. But Warnock says there is still work to be done. He wants Georgians to take this runoff election seriously.” 

Reverend Warnock: “I won with the most votes last week. But, the contest isn’t over. It won’t matter if people won’t show up again.” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Warnock says he is confident he will win on December 6th. Now he also spent some time speaking with people in Warner Robins today.” 

13WMAZ Macon: Central Georgians share thoughts on Warnock’s visit ahead of runoff

• Senator Raphael Warnock made his way around Central Georgia as he continued campaigning for the December runoff. He’s hoping to win his first full term as senator against Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

• From Fort Valley to Warner Robins and Macon, Warnock stopped Thursday to talk to Central Georgians about why they should vote for him again. 13WMAZ followed Senator Warnock’s campaign all day Thursday and at each stop, he drew a crowd of about 50 people. In each city, more supporters and signs showed up.

• Senator Warnock’s first stop of the day was at the Hunt Educations & Cultural Center in Fort Valley. Peach County showed up Thursday to hear to Senator Raphael Warnock. “Let’s keep him in there,” Ricky Jackson said.

• He says it’s his job to be a United States Senator for the entire state adding rural communities like Fort Valley are often overlooked, so he says he’s been standing up for HCBUs and will continue to do that if reelected. Jackson and Sandra Marshall are determined to keep him in the Senate.

• “We must do this,” Marshall said. Jackson says Warnock gets things done. “Well, one of the things, where he cut medical bills and for the insulin and how he has supported our veterans,” Jackson said. Marshall agrees. “That’s saying a whole lot. His work ethics. His truth and honest for the people,” Marshall said.

• However, Warnock says there is still work to be done. He wants Georgians to take December’s runoff election seriously. “I won with the most votes last week, but the contest isn’t over. It won’t matter if people won’t show up again,” Warnock said. “He’s here doing his part. He needs us. He needs us to be active in this election,” Alice Wolmack said.

• Warnock second stop was at the AFGE Local 987 in Warner Robins. He told supporters like Alice Wolmack and SDK Campbell he’s been fighting for Warner Robins’ veterans’ by funding affordable housing.

• “For him to be here says he sees us. He sees the military bases. He sees what we go through and I appreciate him doing something about it,” Campbell said.

• At each stop, he said he tells the truth, unlike his opponent Herschel Walker, but in Macon at the Tubman Museum, Warnock also pointed to his record of working with republicans on dangerous railroad crossings and supporting Georgia farmers. 

• “While he is running around with my opponent. He should be telling my opponent, did you know Raphael Warnock is the 18th most-bipartisan senator in the Senate?” Warnock said. He goes on to say he will continue to fight for Georgians if you send him back to Washington D.C.

• “Working across the aisle, I think that advocating for health care, for women’s reproductive rights in a big way — that is very important,” Cabell said. He also told Macon he is a pastor who believes in a woman’s right to choose.

• “Yes, I am a pro-choice pastor, who believes a patient’s room is too cramped for a space a woman, a doctor, and the United States senator. That’s too many people in the room,” Warnock said.

• “He stands up for what is right,” Jackson said. Senator Warnock says he feels confident he will win in December. Early voting starts November 28 and ends on December 2. The runoff election happens December 6.

41NBC Macon: Senator Raphael Warnock kicks off “One More Time” runoff tour

• Senator Raphael Warnock made a stop in Fort Valley on Thursday to kick off his “One More Time” runoff tour. The tour is a push to get people to the polls. “Let’s vote together, let’s stand together, let’s fight together, let’s show up together,” Warnock told supporters.

• Ahead of the December 6 runoff against Republican candidate Hershel Walker, Warnock says his focus is the people of Georgia. “Which is why I capped the cost of prescription drugs, insulin, and why I remain focused on not only lowering peoples costs, but creating jobs and opportunities all across the state,” he said.

• Warnock’s fight for the people is just one of the reasons Larry Evans says he will vote for Warnock. “All of the bills that he’s helped pass are bills that will help this country,” he said.  “They will help individuals. I believe he is a true servant of the people.” Evans traveled from Forsyth to attend the rally in Fort Valley. He say his goal ahead of election day is to get at least 100 people to vote for Warnock.

• Fort Valley Mayor Jeffery Lundy says he’s hopeful his community will turn out to the polls. “Every vote counts, every vote matters, so we stand with that to say get out vote and don’t think your vote doesn’t matter,” he said.

• Warnock says he’s confident the people of Georgia will make the right choice come election day. “I know that the people of Georgia are savvy,” he said. “They know the difference. They’re going to get this right.”

• Early voting for the runoff begins on November 28, and Election Day is December 6.

WGXA Macon: Separated by 37,000 votes, Warnock makes his rounds around Middle Georgia ahead of runoff

• From the pulpit to the polls, Senator Raphael Warnock is preaching: Every vote matters. “Don’t just pray with your lips pray with your legs, show up,” Warnock exclaimed to a congressional crowd in Macon.

• In his second bid to maintain his seat as senator, the reverend has been actively bouncing between Macon and Fort Valley on Thursday in an effort to get the votes one more time.

• While urging congregations across Georgia and voters to resist the temptation of sitting out the runoff, Warnock got to work drilling home the mantra ‘Show up and we win, show up and we win, we win when we show up!’

• While 49.4% of votes went to Warnock and 48.5% went to Walker, neither candidate got over the 50% threshold to be named one of the next senators of the state– still Warnock was insistent on winning the plurality of votes, a clear message he believes Georgians have sent.

• “I won the plurality of votes, I finished ahead of my opponent and I’m going to finish ahead of him in the runoff election and the choice in this runoff election could not be clearer, this election is about competence and character, who’s ready and who’s fit, the people of Georgia got that right last Tuesday and they’re going to get it right on Dec. 6,” Warnock said.

• Throwing jabs at Walker, the senator’s efforts to rev up a crowd resounded at all four campaign stops he attended Thursday.

• “I’m running against someone who is not a serious person but here’s the danger, because he’s not a serious person there may be a temptation not to take the race seriously. Hershel Walker is someone you don’t take seriously but this race is something to be taken seriously,” Warnock said.

Reverend Warnock hosted a meet and greet in Warner Robins.

Watch WMAZ’s Coverage HERE

Lori Johnson, WMAZ: “From Fort Valley to Houston County, the Senator stopped today to talk to central Georgians about why they should vote for him again. Molly Jett joins us live in Houston County to explain some of his key talking points.”

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “About an hour and a half ago, about 50 people showed up here, off of Watson Boulevard, to hear Senator Warnock. He was on the stage for about 20 minutes. As he was on the stage, he talked about separate things, like how he has been fighting for Warner Robins’ veterans by funding affordable housing. He also told Warner Robins he helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act to support clean energy efforts and he said he believes healthcare is a human right.” 

Reverend Warnock: “I capped the cost of prescription drugs for seniors because my mother shouldn’t have to choose between buying groceries and buying medicine. In that office, I wrote a provision that caps the cost of insulin for folks who are in medicare to no more than 35 dollars of out-of-pocket costs per month.” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Now, Warnock says he knows how to work on both sides of the aisle to bring people together. Now he says if you send him back to the Senate, he says he will be thinking of and fighting for Warner Robins every single day. Now he also was in Fort Valley earlier today. He told voters there that he believes that he speaks the truth unlike his opponent, Herschel Walker.” 

Reverend Warnock hosted a rally at the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon.

Watch WMAZ’s Coverage HERE

Ricky Jackson: “Let’s keep him in there.” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Ricky Jackson and Sandra Marshall are determined to keep him in the Senate.” 

Sandra Marshall: “We must do this!” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Jackson says Warnock gets things done.” 

Ricky Jackson: “Well, one of the things, where he cut medical bills and for the insulin and how he has supported our veterans.”

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “And Marshall agrees.” 

Sandra Marshall: “That’s saying a whole lot, you know, about his work ethics, his truth and honesty for the people to move Georgia, continue to move Georgia forward.”

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “But Warnock says there is still work to be done. He wants Georgians to take December’s runoff election seriously.” 

Reverend Warnock: “I won with the most votes last week. But, the contest isn’t over. It won’t matter if people don’t show up again.” 

Alice Wolmack: “He’s here doing his part. He needs us. He needs us to be active in this election.” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Warnock told supporters like Alice Wolmack and SDK Campbell he’s been fighting for Warner Robins’ veterans by funding affordable housing.” 

SDK Campbell: “For him to be here says he sees us. He sees the military bases. He sees what we go through and I appreciate him doing something about it.” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “At each stop, he said he tells the truth, unlike his opponent Herschel Walker. But, in Macon, Warnock also pointed to his record of working with Republicans on dangerous railroad crossings and supporting Georgia farmers.” 

Reverend Warnock: “While he is running around with my opponent, he should be telling my opponent, did you know Raphael Warnock is the 18th most bi-partisan Senator in the Senate?” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “He goes on to say he will continue to fight for Georgians if you send him back to Washington D.C.” 

Elizabeth Cabell: “Working across the aisle. I think that advocating for health care. Advocating for women’s reproductive rights in a big way. That is very important.” 

Ricky Jackson: “He stands up for what is right.” 

Molly Jett, WMAZ: “Senator Warnock says he feels confident he will win on December 6th.”

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