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Rev. Raphael Warnock will stay the legislator for Georgia, aft defeating his opponent, NFL Player Herschel Walker, in a run-off predetermination connected Tuesday, December 6. Tons of celebrities, ranging from President Barack Obama to Cher, were overjoyed that the legislator would support his spot and marque definite Democrats clasp power of the Senate.
During a triumph speech, Warnock thanked voters for choosing him to correspond them, and spoke astir the powerfulness of supplication and voting. “Thank you from the bottommost of my heart, and to God beryllium the glory for the large things that God has done,” helium said successful the video posted connected social media. “I often accidental that a ballot is simply a benignant of supplication for the satellite we tendency for ourselves and our children. Voting is religion enactment into action, and Georgia you person been praying with your lips and your legs, with your hands and your feet, your heads and your hearts. You person enactment successful the hard work, and present we are lasting together.”
With Warnock’s victory, Democrats present person 51 seats successful the Senate, widening their bulk implicit Republicans. Many stars felt that Warnock’s victory was not conscionable a win for Georgia but for Democrats crossed the state and celebrated connected societal media.
Obama campaigns for Warnock astatine an lawsuit successful precocious November. (John Arthur Brown/Zuma / SplashNews)Barack Obama
Once again, Georgians person proven that erstwhile it comes clip to vote, they’ll amusement up and ballot for a person who volition combat for them. Congratulations, @ReverendWarnock!
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 7, 2022
Former President Barack Obama was 1 of the large politicians, campaigning for Warnock. He gave a fig of speeches astatine the senator’s rallies and got Georgians excited to ballot for him. Naturally, helium congratulated Warnock for his win. “Once again, Georgians person proven that erstwhile it comes clip to vote, they’ll amusement up and ballot for a person who volition combat for them,” helium tweeted.
Nancy Pelosi
Congratulations to Senator @ReverendWarnock for winning re-election!
Your values, vision, and work to uplift moving families and support our Democracy are invaluable to Georgia, to the Congress, and to each Americans. -NP
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) December 7, 2022
Naturally, galore of the radical congratulating Warnock were chap politicians, including erstwhile Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi. “Your values, vision, and work to uplift moving families and support our Democracy are invaluable to Georgia, to the Congress, and to each Americans,” she wrote successful a tweet.
Jon Ossoff
Of course, Warnock’s chap Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, who’s besides a Democrat, shared his excitement that Warnock would proceed to service the Peach State beside him. He shared a bid of photos of Warnock successful a thread, concluding with a changeable of the 2 of them smiling. “Warnock wins!” helium wrote.
John Fetterman
Blue 🔵 Georgia! 🤩
Congratulations to Senator @ReverendWarnock connected winning re-election tonite + strengthening our Democratic majority. I look guardant to moving with you successful the U.S. Senate.
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) December 7, 2022
Pennsylvania Senator-Elect John Fetterman also shared that helium was looking guardant to moving with Warnock connected Twitter. “Congratulations to Senator Warnock connected winning re-election tonite + strengthening our Democratic majority. I look guardant to moving with you successful the U.S. Senate,” helium wrote.
Cher
WE ARE BLESSED🙏🏽🙏🏼
“Raphael WARNOCK
HAS WON .🎉SENATOR WARNOCK’S WIN IS A TRUE MIRACLE.HIS WIN IS NOT ONLY A BLESSING FOR AMERICA,BUT FOR DEMOCRACY AS WELL
— Cher (@cher) December 7, 2022
It wasn’t conscionable politicians rejoicing for Warnock. Tons of celebrities cheered for the legislator connected social media, including popstar Cher. “We are blessed. Raphael Warnock has won. Senator Warnock’s triumph is simply a existent miracle. His triumph is not lone a blessing for America, but for Democracy arsenic well,” she wrote.
Kerry Washington
Congratulations @ReverendWarnock 🙏🏾 and congrats to the PEOPLE of Georgia. You did it! You voted your values and erstwhile we amusement up, WE WIN! Let’s goooooooooooooo!
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) December 7, 2022
Scandal star Kerry Washington was precise blessed to spot Warnock win. She tweeted to punctual radical however overmuch powerfulness voting has. “Congratulations Reverend Warnock and Congrats to the radical of Georgia. You did it! You voted your values and erstwhile we amusement up, we win!” she wrote.
Wanda Sykes
I stake they asked Herschel Walker if helium was acceptable to marque his concession speech, and helium said, “Yes, 2 blistery dogs please.”
Congratulations @ReverendWarnock
Thank you GA!🙌🏾
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) December 7, 2022
While determination was a batch of celebrating, determination were besides immoderate jokes astatine Herschel Walker’s expense. Comedian Wanda Sykes had a hilarious tweet joking astir the NFL star’s reaction. “I stake they asked Herschel Walker if helium was acceptable to marque his concession speech, and helium said, Yes, 2 blistery dogs please,'” she quipped.
Billy Baldwin
Great that Warnock won.
Sad and scary that it was truthful adjacent against specified an abusive, incompetent, unqualified, intellectually unfit, dormant bushed similar Herschel Walker.
— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) December 7, 2022
While galore reactions were celebratory, actor Billy Baldwin did instrumentality to Twitter to constituent retired that portion Warnock’s triumph was surely a origin for celebration, it was inactive disheartening that it was specified a constrictive win. “Great that Warnock won. Sad and scary that it was truthful adjacent against specified an abusive, incompetent, unqualified, intellectually unfit, dormant bushed similar Herschel Walker,” helium wrote.
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