Warnock answers Libertarian wildcard in Ga.; Walker skips

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By BILL BARROW

ATLANTA (AP) — Libertarian Chase Oliver isn’t going to win Georgia’s pivotal U.S. Senate race. But the 37-year-old Atlanta businessman could help determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the Senate over the final two years of President Joe Biden’s term.

Oliver is the third name on the ballot in the marquee matchup between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

In most states, that make would Oliver an afterthought. But Georgia law requires an outright majority to win statewide office. With polls suggesting a tight contest between Warnock and Walker, it may not take a considerable share of the vote for Oliver to force a runoff, potentially repeating the 2020 scenario when Georgia’s two runoffs helped Democrats secure narrow control on Capitol Hill.

“I don’t have any interest in partisan bickering. I owe no allegiance to either party. I only owe allegiance to you, the voter,” Oliver said Sunday night on an Atlanta debate stage, as he urged Georgia voters to “send a message” to the two major parties by denying both Warnock and Walker a first-round victory.



Libertarian challenger Chase Oliver speaks at a U.S. Senate debate with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., during the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series in Atlanta on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Republican challenger Herschel Walker was invited but did not attend. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)


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[Lucinda]

1. ...

[DemocraticPatriot]

2. They wouldn't give Walker the questions in advance for this debate,

that is why he failed to show up....

[LenaBaby61]

3. They didn't have to, as he was on with kristen Welker doing a prime-time interview ....

Sounding and looking just as demented as he did the other night vs Sen. Warnock, and really doubling and tripling down on being in law enforcement, not answering the questions Welker did ask him, and Weller just sat there like a bump on a pickle letting baby-daddy get away with all the lies, mumbling and talking gibberish et al. She's little more than a corporate shill, yet my friend said she had nerve to say Walker landed a few punches by connecting Rev. Warlock to Pres. Biden.

Good lord, the man is a baby-making, baby-daddy, fetus murderer and impersonating a policeman and Welker thinks he landed ANY punch is embarrassing. Yep, she's Andrea Mitchell only much younger.

But then again, she's following her corporate master, and she wants that pay check with her so-called liberal media self. Chick's gotta pay her bills.

[oldsoftie]

4. GA needs to get rid of its ridiculous "50%+1" rule. Waste of money.

[RandomNumbers]

5. No. Electing someone without a majority is more ridiculous.

(Yes, most states are ridiculous about this.)

GA needs to get rid of the ridiculous physical run-off, and replace it with instant run-off, aka Ranked-Choice Voting.

[oldsoftie]

6. I would support that. Short of that we don't need runoffs because of 3% L vote

It costs far too much
45% or above should win.
When's the last President elected with over 50%?