Early voting breaks records in Georgia as bitter Senate race tests red-to-blue drift

A record-breaking early voting stretch has ended in Georgia, and the two candidates in a bitterly contested Senate race are making their closing pitches in the

SMYRNA, Ga. — A record-breaking early voting stretch has ended in Georgia, and the two candidates in a bitterly contested Senate race are making their closing pitches in the final sprint to Election Day.

The contest will test the Democratic-friendly drift in this former Republican stronghold, which voted to elect President Joe Biden and two Democratic senators two years ago. Now, one of those senators, Raphael Warnock, is fighting for his political life in a tougher environment for his party against GOP rival Herschel Walker, a former football star who has been mired in controversy.

More than 2.5 million Georgians have already cast ballots by mail or voting early in person, setting a new record. According to the NBC News early vote tracker, 49% are registered Democrats and 42% are Republicans; 70% of them are age 50 or older, and 56% are women.

Down the stretch, recent polling shows Walker closing the gap to a statistical dead heat as Biden’s low approval rating and economic pain create headwinds for Warnock and Democratic candidates to navigate in battleground states across the country.

Georgia voters break early voting record amid tight Senate raceNov. 6, 202202:55Walker’s closing TV ad,“Strong,” in heavy rotation on the Georgia airwaves, puts Biden front and center, calling him “a failing president” before a straight-to-camera shot of Walker arguing that “families were stronger” two years ago before he came along.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/early-voting-breaks-records-georgia-bitter-senate-race-tests-red-blue-rcna55810


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