ATLANTA — Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., one of the nation’s most prolific political fundraisers, has always found a national draw for his campaign.
But in the final weeks of the general election and the initial days of his runoff against Republican Herschel Walker, the percentage of campaign donations coming to both campaigns from outside of Georgia increased sharply.
“As of now, it is the deciding race, whereas a month ago it was one of a handful,” said Sarah Bryner, research director for campaign finance tracker OpenSecrets. “So, where those motivated donors across the country previously had to split their money between five or six different Senate campaigns, now, it can all go to one. So it’s just as important as it was four weeks ago, but without the distraction of what’s going on in the rest of the country.
Walker collected $20.9 million during the same period. Of his $8.7 million in itemized donations, 13% was from Georgia, compared with 38% in previous reports. Florida also overtook Georgia as Walker’s most lucrative state fundraising-wise. The Senate runoffs in 2021 were also tracked nationally when it became apparent that if Democrats won both Georgia contests, which they did, they would retake the majority in the chamber.
Although Democrats have clinched the Senate majority because the vice president provides the tiebreaker, if Warnock wins the runoff they would have 51 seats and be able to hold a majority of seats on committees. That would make it easier for Democrats to move forward with President Joe Biden’s nominations and to launch investigations. In addition, Vice President Kamala Harris won’t be needed to cast as many tiebreaking votes.
Both parties also want the bragging rights of a Georgia win. To Republicans, who swept every other statewide race this year, it would help blunt claims that Georgia is trending toward Democrats. For that reason, Democrats hope to be able to say the party’s successes in Georgia in 2020 and 2021 weren’t a fluke.
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