Oct. 17, 2022: Raphael Warnocks two worlds
We definitely have Georgia on our minds here at Playbook. The Senate race in the Peach State \u2014 pitting Sen. Raphael Warnock against football legend Herschel Walker \u2014 is likely the most consequential Senate race on the map this year. Early voting begins today.\nThere\u2019s nothing better as a reporter than getting out of the swamp to see what voters are thinking and saying for yourself \u2014 so Playbook's Eugene Daniels headed to Atlanta for a check-in. In a special dispatch after his trip, Eugene chats with Playbook Deputy Editor Zack Stanton about what he found.\nThere's a sense that the scandal-ridden Walker is sucking up all the political oxygen in the state. Even Warnock campaign aides admit surprise when reporters call to talk about the sitting senator and not about Walker\u2019s travails.\nIn a story out this morning, Eugene explores how Warnock is a man in two worlds. At Ebenezer, no one calls him \u201csenator.\u201d It\u2019s \u201creverend,\u201d and members of his flock will correct you immediately. But while he enjoys a deep connection with his congregation, some Black political strategists worry that Warnock has not yet secured the broad support he\u2019ll need from Black voters to earn a full term.\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.