Warnock it is

The incumbent Democrat was leading with Democratic areas still to report when the race was called Tuesday night. Warnock bested Walker by just under a percentage point during the general election last month, but didn’t cross the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. His victory means Democrats will hold a 51-49 advantage in the Senate, expanding their slim majority in midterm elections that were projected to favor Republicans.

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As far as public office goes, Walker will have be content with his “honorary sheriff” title and prop badge, which he brandished during the lone debate ahead of the general election last month.
  Rolling Stone

Seriously, though, it was way closer than it should have been.

I suppose if there are still Democratic strongholds to be counted, that image could look different, but it should have been a blow-out.

Throughout the campaign, Walker stumbled to respond to allegations of domestic violence and claims that he paid for ex-girlfriends' abortions, despite expressing support for a nationwide ban on the procedure. He was also prone to gaffes and false claims, exaggerating his record in academics and business and displaying a loose grasp of policy.

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Walker, who Trump urged to run, was the only Georgia Republican not to win outright in November.

  NPR

Walker may be the least qualified person ever to run for office.  At least among the top of that list.

Warnock's win now gives Democrats [...] a cushion in trying to pass bills, assured committee control and eliminates procedural hurdles to carry on the business of the Senate.

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Warnock's win offers Democrats a clear path for action for the final years of Biden's term.

  NPR

And the question now is, will they take advantage of it? I have my doubts.

Democrats now have enough wiggle room to lose one vote in their caucus and still move bills through the chamber without issue.

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Because the current power-sharing agreement equally splits the Senate committees, tied votes must undergo an additional vote on the Senate floor to move ahead with bills or nominees.

But Warnock's win means Democrats will likely have an extra seat on every committee, clearing an open path to passage when Senators ubiquitously break on party lines.

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In 2020, Schumer and McConnell settled on an agreement to share power in the evenly split chamber after an early stalemate that stalled the confirmation of President Biden's cabinet nominees.

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Warnock's triumph means [Schumer] does not have to again negotiate a power-sharing arrangement.

I think we owe more credit - or at least as much - to John Fetterman in Pennsylvania for flipping a seat than to Warnock for keeping his.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:  You can read this article if you want, but I'm pretty sure it's by not being Herschel Walker.

If the Republicans had nominated a halfway qualified candidate, they could have won this seat.  I'm glad they didn't.  I'm just saying, Democrats shouldn't feel smug, or even confident, in their standing in Georgia.