Sen. Warnock cites 'bipartisanship,' avoids Biden in Georgia

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock celebrates his 53rd birthday with supporters in southwest Atlanta as he seeks his first full term in the Senate, July 23, 2022. Warnock won a special election runoff in January 2021 in a completely nationalized campaign with Senate control coming down to two Georgia seats two months after President Joe Biden’s elections. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

Democrats in Georgia predict dire outcomes should Sen. Raphael Warnock lose to challenger Herschel Walker this fall and Republicans regain control of Capitol Hill.

“They’re going to take away our democratic rights one after another,” longtime state lawmaker Nan Orrock warned partisans at a birthday party for the senator, who turned 53 on July 23. “Failure,” she said, “is not an option.”

Warnock took a different tack.