barack obama will campaign with raphael warnock. some allies of herschel walker have expressed concern and frustration about the pace of his campaign after he went off the trail for phi days over the thanksgiving weekend. with us now is vaughn hillyard in atlanta and the politics reporter for the new york times. this is the former president s second time in georgia this fall. what do we expect tonight? right. you essentially back to back months part the former president trying to help boost particularly democratic turnout here in the state of georgia in what is going to be a turnout game for both these candidates. the senate incumbent makes his way around the state trying to replicate what they are able to pull off in 2020. when in the time between the general election in 2020 and that january 5th, 2021 runoff,
me ali and you are right. the strategy now has been a little bit muddled and more difficult to get across to conservatives. but, it has not changed. essentially, it is that having a 50/50 senate is a lot more easy for republicans to be a strong arm against joe biden s legislative agenda then having a 50 1:49. but, at the same time, this is very much a turnout game. so what you are hearing from republicans,, particularly to their base is a message to the northern georgia, more conservative base voters. the herschel walker campaign has got a little bit closer to try to make inroads with a few of the moderate conservatives who did not vote for him in the general. at this stage, with a week left of the campaigns, i think we cannot discount that democrats
little bit muddled and more difficult to get across to conservatives. but, it has not changed. essentially, it is that having a 50/50 senate is a lot more easy for republicans to be a strong arm against joe biden s legislative agenda then and having a 51 to 49. but, at the same time, this is very much a turnout game. so what you are hearing from republicans,, particularly to their base is a message to the northern georgia, more conservative base voters. the herschel walker campaign has got a little bit closer to try to make inroads with a few of the moderate conservatives who did not vote for him in the general. at this stage, with a week left of the campaigns, i think we cannot discount that democrats have tried their best and been out spender herschel walker on
2024? i mean, i think it s a question for the fact that donald trump is essentially radioactive, and republicans are saying democrats and democratic strategists are bankers on television. i think it s a question that he is going to have to answer and we will see play out. i like to say it s still early, alex, and it s a long way to a republican primary and a long way before the first debate and a very long way before the general election in 2024. for democrats in georgia and the people on the ground, they are making the calculations about what is the best way to use the outside resources to turn people out to vote. this is a turnout game as vaughn was talking about. there has been more than $56 million spent. democrats have out spent republicans, and 36.1 million of those dollars are democratic dollars because that seat matters. the influx of help from the obamas is positioned to turn
the air. the ad the airwaves just flooded with ads. we know that senator warnock has campaign has spent $18 million to herschel walker s $6 million. the spending is only one measurement of a campaign strength. ultimately this is a turnout game. this is about which side could turn out the most voters. jim and bianna. eva mckend, thank you. well still to come, president biden back in d.c. with a full to-do list. but plenty of road blocks in his way as well. what he hopes to get done in this lame-duck session of congress. plus, big changes expected this week at twitter as elon musk said he will restore suspended accounts and roll out his new paid verification system. but will the advertisers stick around for this new wild west version of twitter. and later we ll be live in zaporizhzhia, ukraine as there