How did the GOP lose Georgia in the runoff?
We ran the numbers:
There are 4,478 news articles covering this topic.
47% (2,104) are left-leaning, 32% (1,425) are centrist, and 21% (949) are right-leaning.
Left-leaning articles highlighted the efforts of the people of Georgia, mobilizing to “out-organize” voter suppression, leading to Warnock’s victory. Right-leaning articles reported on frustration in the Republican Party, which previously expected a win in Congress. Many critics attribute the loss to former President Donald Trump, in which many of the candidates that he backed lost their elections.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting on the GOP losing the Senate seat in Georgia. Critics expressed a pattern that Trump-backed candidates were unable to win in battleground states and were seen as “bad” candidates. Despite a favorable political landscape coming into the midterms, many of Trump’s handpicked candidates flopped.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that Warnock’s victory over Walker was achieved through the efforts of people “out-organizing” voter suppression. Volunteers mobilized to canvas the state during Warnock’s campaign with an attitude to safeguard democracy. Their efforts compare to how Julian Bond’s campaign, a candidate who ran for Georgia's state legislature in 1965, came out of a social movement defending his “moral conviction.” The article highlighted that Bond fought against the inequality and injustice in Georgia, fighting to better the lives of people.
A right-leaning article by Fox News reported on Republican critics who believe that Trump costed the party control of Congress. Critics within the party cited many candidates that Trump endorsed lost critical Senate races in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and New Hampshire, whereas Republican candidates who did not associate with Trump showed strong performances — most notably Ron DeSantis. Complaints of the lackluster results reflect a sentiment from the GOP to move on from Trump.