A new Rasmussen poll was released in the hotly contested Georgia Senate race between Trump-backed Herschel Walker and incumbent Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock, showing Walker with a five-point lead over Warnock.
The poll shows Walker gaining 48% of the vote and Warnock at 43%.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋: Herschel Walker holds 𝟓 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 lead over Raphael Warnock in Georgia Senate Race
(R) Herschel Walker 48% (+5)
(D) Raphael Warnock 43%⦿ @Rasmussen_Poll
⦿ 1,053 LV | 10/23-24 | MoE ±3%https://t.co/ruIMmkEMnz pic.twitter.com/rwcgHOxmmO— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 27, 2022
Trump backed Walker early in the race, giving his endorsement in September 2021. Walker is a proponent of a MAGA-Republican agenda, according to DC Enquirer. Walker has said he is running out of love for the US and his home state of Georgia.
I'm running for U.S. Senate because I love this country and I love my home state of GEORGIA! https://t.co/MKrqvIQDsl pic.twitter.com/JJoJepwW06
— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) October 20, 2021
Warnock has followed the Democrat’s sole midterm strategy, hoping that centering his campaign on abortion will help him retain his Senate seat. However, voters are concerned about crime and the economy. Increasing economic woes, high gas prices, rising mortgage rates, and surging crime are turning voters away from Democrat’s America last policies.
But it seems Georgia is still too conservative to be a good fit for Warnock’s leftist views. In May, Warnock tweeted about his position on abortion, saying,
“As a pro-choice pastor, I’ve always believed that a patient’s room is way too small for a woman, her doctor, and the United States government. I’ll always fight to protect a woman’s right to choose. And that will never change.”
As a pro-choice pastor, I’ve always believed that a patient's room is way too small for a woman, her doctor, and the United States government.
I'll always fight to protect a woman's right to choose. And that will never change.
— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) May 3, 2022
Kimberly Guilfoyle reminded voters that Raphael Warnock votes with unpopular Joe Biden most of the time, 96.4% to be exact, making those upset with skyrocketing crime, open borders, and never-ending inflation more likely to vote for Herschel Walker in the upcoming race.
Tim Ryan votes with Joe Biden 100% of the time.
Raphael Warnock with Joe Biden 96.4% of the time.
Mark Kelly votes with Joe Biden 94.5% of the time.
If you're upset with never-ending inflation, the invasion at our border, and skyrocketing crime, vote America First.
— Kimberly Guilfoyle (@kimguilfoyle) October 28, 2022
An interactive poll posted on Friday shows that alongside Walker’s new lead, estimated as high as 20%, other Republicans are also surging ahead in the most hotly contested Senate races.
NEW: @PolymarketHQ Senate Odds
NC
(R) Budd — 86%
(D) Beasley — 14%OH
(R) Vance — 83%
(D) Ryan — 17%NV
(R) Laxalt — 64%
(D) Cortez Masto — 36%GA
(R) Walker 60% (All-time high)
(D) Warnock 40%PA
(R) Oz — 60% (All-time high)
(D) Fetterman — 40%https://t.co/7PtX3ofYxt— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 28, 2022