This is a nightmare

[angrychair]

Cannot believe it's this close. It's looking bad for Warnock.

Not sure what we are missing as Democrats. Warnock is the absolute opposite of Walker.

This is awful.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. There's 1/2 a million votes outstanding in the Atlanta area

This isn't awful.

[Samrob]

2. I agree. But some here told me to breathe. I can't. nt

[jcgoldie]

3. you guys need to stop with the panic posting

Is this the first time you've watched election results? C'mon man.

[Claustrum]

10. Exactly this. The GA result was similar back in Nov about a month ago.

Walker took the lead after the red counties finish reporting all their votes but Warnock eventually took back the lead when the big blue counties finish counting.

[brooklynite]

4. Why is it "looking bad"?

Different counties with different voting profiles report their result at different times.

And none of these numbers include Democratic-heavy mail-in ballots.

[Dorian Gray]

8. Walker is underperforming where he was in november

I think it's looking pretty good for Warnock right now.

[Claustrum]

14. I think it all depends on the turnout in big blue counties.

If they remain similar to Nov's number, Warnock has this.

[Dorian Gray]

25. It's tough seeing Walker ahead

on NY Times. But I'm hopeful here.

[VMA131Marine]

5. Relax

Remember that the votes are not reported randomly so the current state of the count doesn’t reflect the actual votes cast. And it won’t until most of the vote is in.

WaPo model favours Warnock

https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/2022/georgia-senate-runoff/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001

[TDale313]

6. It's not looking bad for Warnock.

This happened in November as well. Warnock jumped way out. Walker closed the gap. Warnock ended up ahead. Should it be this close? No. But the numbers so far actually look good for Warnock. Breathe.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

12. Apparently people forgot what happened 30 days ago

And 2 years ago for that matter. Big lead, gap closed, R moved ahead, Dem came back when Atlanta came in.
There's 1/2 a mil outstanding in Atlanta. They're breaking for Warnock by 30 points. It's too early to call, but unless Atlanta collapses, Warnock wins.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

7. We're doing great.

Different parts of the state report at different times as they finish counting.

Those who analyze these things for a living think Warnock is on track to win.

[bushalert]

9. Warnock will win. Many dem votes to be counted.

[Quixote1818]

11. Betting sites have actually move more toward Warnock the past 20 minutes

Warnock is going to win by around 5% or so.

[Polybius]

16. He'll win

But 5 isn't happening anymore. 2 points or less now.

[AkFemDem]

13. Haven't we learned yet to be patient

And see where the chips fall? Especially when large voting blocks in urban areas are still uncounted?

As for what we are missing as Democrats- the only thing missing is an R after Warners name, for a lot of voters. And being honest, it’s the same way for much of our own constituency, we’ll pick a bad candidate if he or she has the right credential- because numbers matter in the house and senate.

[marmar]

15. "It's looking bad for Warnock."

Umm, no it's not.

[WarGamer]

17. if we were 99%+ in... maybe worry.

This is like being nervous in the Superbowl because your team is down by 3 at half time.

[Eliot Rosewater]

18. Look at my thread, Greg Palast warned us

Kemp and GOP saw how Warnock won in the last runoff, so they made most of that voting near impossible this time

[WarGamer]

19. The other thing... Kemp activated his machine for Walker this time.

His GOTV machine.

[Johnny2X2X]

20. Oh look. Warnock leads again.

It will bounce around. For a bit longer and then Warnock will pull away for good in the last 10% of the count, which is the big cities.

[clutterbox1830]

22. Warnock is going win. The numbers are looking fine imo. Stop being gloomy.

Take a deep breath and come back in a hour or two and everythign will be fine.

Warnock numbers are better then on nov 6th.

[W_HAMILTON]

23. LOL.

Your concern is duly noted.

Warnock will win.

[gldstwmn]

24. Just breathe. We've got a way to go yet.

I'm going to watch something else besides the results and only check in periodically because I'm so burned out on the news.
There are plenty of blue votes left but I understand it's a depressing thought that many people voted for Herschel Walker.

[Maru Kitteh]

26. JESUS CHRIST.

No. It is not "looking bad."

[Tribetime]

27. It's a nightmare for Walker if he tries to piece together

A concession speech

[Genki Hikari]

29. This is like people crying about Virginia

Before NOVA votes get reported.

Some places, you wait for the major metro area to come through. Until it does, it's like watching a basketball game between two good teams before the last four (clock) minutes. Lots of lead changes usually happen before then, and, as long as it's close, it will get decided based on who plays the clock right in the last four minutes.

Same thing with politics. Except the clock in this case is Atlanta, and Warnock was always going to show that he knew how to play it right.