Step behind the scenes of the 2024 DNC with Raphael Warnock

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Raphael Warnock once distanced himself from presidential politics. Now he’s key to Kamala Harris’ bid
By Greg Bluestein

CHICAGO — Before U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock arrived at the Georgia Democratic delegation’s kickoff pep rally in downtown Chicago on Monday, the pastor-turned-politician’s presence was already felt.

Delegates who crowded into the Hyatt Regency ballroom gushed about an up-close chance to hear Warnock before he addressed the Democratic National Convention. Several wore vintage “Vote Warnock” T-shirts dating to the 2020 campaign that made him a national figure.

And a few rushed to take pictures with Warnock before he was whisked to another event, part of a busy schedule of more than a dozen appearances this week around Chicago as he embraces his role as a sought-after Democratic ally of Vice President Kamala Harris.

“I’m all in. We can’t afford to do anything less in this election,” Warnock said during a quieter moment in the hotel’s bowels after the crowd receded.

“The choice in this election could not be more stark. I’m prepared to barnstorm all across Georgia — I know a little bit, after all, about how to win Georgia. But I plan to move across our country to send Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House.”

Not long ago, Warnock’s vocal championing of the party’s ticket might have seemed surprising, at least to those who caught his campaign trail messaging.

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Thanks AJC for the content. I still wish you were Downtown. He had no choice but to do great. A preacher has one job. Greg your time is coming.

quintonmaxwell
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Who is adding votes, who is losing votes?

BenjaminJDunn
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Im sure this mf you installed specifically for this purpose is "key". 🙄

trigularity
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Warnock needs to put the Bible down. His "Man in the Sky" nonsense is turning off voters.

imperialmotoring