now the even ajc, they have herschel up, that's why democrats are desperate is ever interning now to barack obama i this case to smear herschel walker claiming he is nothing more than a celebrity politicia and he's not a pilot you wouldn't want him to fly a plane . either is obama, he went want him to fly a plane. he can't defend the record of warnock, he retreats to the politics of hers personal destruction. >> in the case of the opponent. any interest bothered to learn. any kind of inclination towards public service or elting althin people in any way. at least we don't really know about it, and that does make yo suspect. he is a celebrity who wants to be a politician. he was a politician but voted president more often than not i the state legislature. here is the republican senator candidate from. you might remember it you might have been on the presidents physical fitness program, you were on that board if i'm not mistaken and if i'm not mistaken , for how many years have you been running fitness camps for children and you migh want to talk a little bit about your other volunteeri

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meanwhile, a new ajc poll reveals 52% of voters dislike how walker has handled himself personal ily,f voters, stuart. but even with that, walker maintains a tie, a dead heat with warnock. fox caught up with some diners outsides of atlanta who say they are more worried about inflation, high gas prices than really any of those socialish issues or any last minute mud slinging. one man told us he's making more money now than he was during president trump's years, but he's bringing home less because of inflation. >> my family's had to actually cut back on a lot, you know? things that we do. it's taking away from my kids because i also, i help with my kids. they do extracurricular stuff. when you're not able to tell them, you have to tell them no, you know, because you've got to eat, you got to buy gas to go to work, it really hurts us and it hurts the household too altogether. it's hurting us. >> reporter: yeah. those are your real voters on the ground speaking from the heart. now, warnock is making the case, look, both things matter equally. >> i think that the vetters of georgia -- vote

race, it is staggering how expensive this senate race is, if you look at the exact numbers in that ajc report, warnock has raised $115 million and walker 37 million, and warnock has outraised walker by $78 million. yet this race is still a statistical tie. i was having a conversation with chuck todd just the other week and he asked me the question of whether or not this state is really, is georgia really a swing state or is it a reflection of how divided this nation is? and i think when you look at the polling and all of the different numbers, it is a really fair question and one of the things that is interesting in the last couple of weeks, being on the campaign trail is how much the candidates are focusing on turning out their base. they're spending time, by and large, in districts that they will hold, they're not really seeming to be overly focused on looking for independents, for potential swing voters, at this point of the race. they seem to be really focused on getting their base to the polls, and then in high numbers. hallie? >> shaq, let me go back to you here, as you look at t

there's a recent ajc poll found a significant number of republican voters saying they're withholding support for herschel walker. in that poll, 6% of republican voters said they were going to vote for the republican incumbent governor brian kemp and then split in the senate race and vote for raphael warnock. an additional 5% said they were going to support the libertarian candidate. 11% in a race that is as close as this one could be a very big deal. and when you look at the polls consistently in the last few weeks, we have seen these two candidates in a statistical tie with neither candidate going past the necessary 50% threshold in order to avoid a runoff in this election. interestingly enough though, as we've been on the campaign trail with both candidates, they seem to be focusing their efforts in this final stretch on getting turnout higher amongst their base. they're going to districts they will absolutely hold, not necessarily appearing to reach out aggressively to independents or swing voters. they seem focused on going to places where they have support and trying to convince

law, and we know, even when that law was being debated, reporters like me and my colleagues at the ajcidn't have a clear answer. it was apparent that a lot of the changes that republicans implemented in senate bill 202 was in direct response to the democrat successes in 2020 and those 2021 run-offs. one of them is changing the game, changing how run-offs are done. >> yeah, and you know, latasha, we all know, if you know a little bit of american history, the whole purpose for run-offs is to prevent the reconstruction from happening again, so even if you win in a majority, if black candidates choose person-x and win in a majority, they get a 50, there's a do-over. i think never trust brian kemp when it comes to voting or anyone in his regime. is this going to obstruct the work of people who like your organization, try to get particularly black voters out to the polls? >> i think it certainly makes it more difficult. let's be honest. they changed the law that shortened the period for people to vote, then on top of that, a saturday, an early voting day, now we lost that. even in that same

a new ajc poll revealed 52% of voters dislike how walker has handled himself personally. but even with that concern, neil, walker maintains a neck and neck position with warnock. warnock is making the case, look, both of these things, economy, credibility, both of these things matter equally. >> i think that the voters of georgia can walk and chew game at the same time. competence matters. character matters. herschel walker fails on both counts. in the midst of this inflation, he hasn't given us a single solution. >> another phenomena that we're watching here on the ground are the split voters that warnock could really get a boost from, people like governor kemp but maybe don't love herschel walker. >> neil: thanks to connell mcshane now, correspondent and the impact on the federal reserve today. take it at face value with six days to go before the election, what the fed has said is we're nowhere near done. i don't know how people will digest that. >> what is interesting, people seem to think the fed was going to slow down the pace of the hikes. but the fed chairman has t

ajc and the others picked it up in polling throughout the year and ticket splitters and we're having a hard time wrapping our head around in this world how do we have ticket splitters, and i think the big challenge for herschel walker, not only accepting the endorsement of kemp, but how to close the gap in the 4 or 5% of voters who didn't vote for you or skipped voting in the senate race all together. i think it will be a pretty remarkable thing. >> what does donald trump do? does he jump in for his guy herschel walker, show up, start rallying georgia voters again, and do we have, you know -- >> i want to be in the room -- >> and does ron desantis show up? >> i want to be in the room when herschel walker, brian kemp and donald trump are all in there. >> being in that room would be great. what's your take, the way this all plays out? >> well, the donald trump question is such an important one, because no one wanted him to come here with the general election phase and brian kemp was going to be in the mountains, as far away as key get from donald trump, and even herschel walker's camp

but now even the extremely left wing liberal ajc, no friend of mine, well, they have herschelle up. and by the way, it's why democrats are now desperate as ever, and they're now turnine deg as we said earlier, to barack obama in this case, to smear herschel walker. schel claiming he's nothing morn a celebrity politician and he's annot a pilot. you wouldn't want to flyther a plane. well, neither is obama. you wouldn't want him to fly a plane. obama can't defend the record of war. i can't defend the radical record of stacey abrams. so he retreats to thrnock,e polh of personal destruction. typical, predictable. i told you at the beginning of the year would happen. >> here it is in the case of the warnock's opponent, there is very little evidence that he has taken any interest bothered to learn anything about or displayed any kind of inclination towards public service or volunteer work or pe helping people in any way. at least we don't really know about it. e don'and it does make you susp >> seems to me he's a celebrity who wants to be a politician. bu >> well, he was a politician who n

again but really, we've seen both herschel walker and senator warnock in the mid0's fluting this latest ajcoll where they are divided by a fraction of a percentage point. a very close race. right now, all signs are pointing toward a runoff. things can still happen, the vote can break one way or another, but i will tell you this. democrats and republicans in georgia, they are bracing for a full recall which is required if no candidate gets the majority of the vote. both candidates should have under the 50% mark because of the third-party candidate, we are heading toward a runoff. host: when it comes to herschel walker, you talk about what you're doing specifically to change that. any harsh strategies to make things happen for him? >> this millions of dollars being spent across georgia. his audience is here in georgia with his messaging which has been a lot about joe biden. biden, biden, inflation, biden, the economy. these time -- trying to tie senator joe biden -- senator warnock to joe biden. joe biden's approval rating in georgia is at 37%. just like we see other important competitive sta

we are joined next bite senior political reporter for the ajc who has been a guest a number of times.uest: thanks for having me. host: early voting and absentee ballot voting is up across the country. what do the numbers tell us for georgia? guest: the numbers tell us early voting is popular in georgia with more than 2.5 million people already casting their ballots here. you can read the tea leaves, both democrats and republicans see signs of optimism for their party's in those early voting turnout numbers. both parties are looking towards strong turnout today, that could well exceed 4 million overall votes and set all sorts of new midterm election records in georgia. host: the key race may not be just of the state but perhaps the couny as rafael warnock, the incumbent democrat and crucial work are -- and crucial walker, the republican candidate, --has the ground shifted? is the race as tight as they were? guest: this has a ways been a tight race. this has never been a convincingly for either of these candidates. even after new allegations came out of herschel walker and new damaging

we are joined next bite senior political reporter for the ajc who has been a

we are joined next bite senior political reporter for the ajc who has been a guest a number of times. good morning. guest: thanks for having me. host: early voting and absentee ballot voting is up across the country. what do the numbers tell us for georgia? guest: the numbers tell us early voting is popular in georgia with more than 2.5 million people already casting their ballots here. you can read the tea leaves, both democrats and republicans see signs of optimism for their party's in those early voting turnout numbers. both parties are looking towards strong turnout today, that could well exceed 4 million overall votes and set all sorts of new midterm election records in georgia. host: the key race may not be just of the state but perhaps the country as rafael warnock, the incumbent democrat and crucial work are -- and crucial walker, the republican candidate, --has the ground shifted? is the race as tight as they were? guest: this has a ways been a tight race. this has never been a convincingly for either of these candidates. even after new allegations came out of herschel walker