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October 21, 2022 
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During Record-Breaking Early Vote Period, Reverend Warnock Turns Out Hundreds at University of Georgia, Urges Athens Community to Vote Early

Atlanta, GA — Yesterday, Reverend Warnock turned out hundred of supporters in his visit to Athens, where he hosted a “Dawgs For Warnock” rally at the University of Georgia and held an East Athens rally, where he pushed the Athens community to make their voices heard by casting their ballots during the early vote period. Georgians can early vote now through November 4. 

Reverend Warnock hosted a “Dawgs For Warnock” rally at UGA.

Watch Fox5 Atlanta’s Coverage HERE

Christine Sperow, Fox5 Atlanta: “In the race for U.S. Senate, democratic incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock spent the day in Athens. This morning, he was at the UGA Chapel for a ‘Dawg’s for Warnock’ rally. The Senator met with students, staff, and other voters. Warnock also has a ‘what’s at stake’ youth rally tonight here in Atlanta.”

Athens Banner-Herald: ‘We need your impatience’: Raphael Warnock visits UGA Chapel, encourages students to vote

• U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock paid a visit to the University of Georgia on Oct. 20 to campaign for his re-election.

• Warnock, who drew a crowd of about 200 students, discussed his plans for re-election and the importance of the youth vote.

• “Now this is what happens when you send a preacher to the Senate. I even believe that infrastructure is spiritual,” he said. “Infrastructure in the real sense is about the recognition that we live in the same house; that we’re stuck with one another. And so it is in our enlightened self interest to work on the house that we live in together.”

• Warnock discussed several bipartisan measures he worked on in his two years in the Senate, such as the Warnock-Cruz Amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The amendment, which he made with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, provided for the revitalization of interstate 14.

• As the rally came to a close, Warnock discussed the future of American politics. On the night of the Senate’s confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, he wrote his daughter a letter encouraging her to look to the future.

• “I love all of our children. And that’s what drives me every single day,” he said.

• He similarly encouraged student supporters to exercise their rights to vote on Election Day.

• “As a student of history, as a student of our country’s movement towards its ideals, I’m clear that there have never been any great movements for change without the energy, the passion, the enthusiasm and the intelligence of young people,” he said.

• “We need you,” Warnock said. “We need your idealism. We need your impatience.”

WGAU Radio: Warnock brings reelection campaign to Athens

• Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock brought his reelection campaign to Athens, a Thursday visit to the Chapel at the University of Georgia: Democrat Warnock is trying to hold off what appears to be a strong challenge from former UGA football star Herschel Walker in the Senate election that is now 18 days away.

WUGA: Warnock speaks to young voters from the UGA Chapel

• A large crowd of mostly students packed the UGA Chapel to hear incumbent Reverend Senator Raphael Warnock deliver a promise from the podium to increase financial aid benefits.

• Warnock appealed to students’ economic concerns by talking about his struggle to afford a college education and how government programs eased his burden.

• While Pell Grants helped the senator afford college in his twenties, Warnock says he now wants to look toward the future of what financial aid can become.

• After outlining what legislation he intends to push if reelected, Warnock turned to what he says he’s accomplished during his tenure as the first Black senator from Georgia, including the appointment of the first Black woman on the US Supreme Court.

• Recent polling by the University of Georgia on behalf of the Georgia News Collaborative shows Warnock with a slight lead over opponent Herschel Walker.

Later, Reverend Warnock hosted a meet and greet in East Athens, encouraging a crowd of over 300 supporters to vote early. 

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