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Front runner for the republican nomination. thats not going to happen. donald trump continues to have a stranglehold on the republican primary voter. this is what they want. thats why he can have dinners with holocaust deniers and have no impact on his standing. >> republicans campaigned and that the entire midterm election was about inflation. it was about crime, immigration, those were the talking points they kept drilling. it seems like the only clear vision they have right now is a plan of a...

KETV NewsWatch 7 is tracking midterm election results for Douglas County as they come in on Nov. 8.

Should covid be an excuse, joe? >> joe: no, no, no. the excuse that alvin bragg has given about this basically saying that it is covid or saying lee zeldins campaign was racist are bizarre, someone promised to decrease number of people convicted of felonies and decrease the number of people convicted of misdemeanors. those things are happening and people are upset and hes trying to shift blame. he is responsible as lee zeldin, if you think about it, crime was number one issue in new york state g...

OPINION: Walker hopes to spread hate by profiting off the family of love and pride that UGA cultivates. By doing so, he drags down the reputation of this incredible university

OPINION: Walker hopes to spread hate by profiting off the family of love and pride that UGA cultivates. By doing so, he drags down the reputation of this incredible university

Young college students, and its something would happen. but then, you have the midterm elections and the opposite happened, right? the majority of young people rejected that right wing extremist ideology. what do you think is behind that which action? >> i believe the far-rights hate campaign has come back to haunt them. people, young people may have issues with the democrats at times. young people may sometimes be less connected to the party. they may wonder whether the democratic party is help...

He is also just some one georgians now. also, this midterm was really a referendum on trumpism. you did seize the ticket voters. you saw people vote four republican governor and a democratic senator. you saw people reject these trumpy candidates. so i do think its possible. warnock is a really good candidate from the state. he is running for senator. i dont, i think that walker got a lot of help for having kemp on the ticket. because kemp is popular. look now this is a second term. i think that ...

Negative campaigning, but i think thats what were able to do three out our race and im excited to see this upcoming election, what people come up with to give people hope and give people reasons to turn out. its so easy to look at young voters and say, youre lazy, you dont turn out. but we need to be continually providing young voters with a reason to turn up. and make promises but also deliver on those promises. and i think that will very much help with not just turnout for young people but tur...

Base rhetoric and the republicans very inflammatory language and voting for candidates that connected with. she knocked on doors, people connected with her and liked her. shes very charismatic. they vote for the people. and i think that this midterm was really a rejection of a lot of the kind of trumpist rhetoric that weve been held hostage to for the last three elections. >> astrid silva someone like her is the future. how can democrats continue to govern as people like her and continue to insp...

I think it shows our total lack of having his finger on the pulse as far as it relates to donald trump and the people around him. >> right, the other people that didnt really have a finger on the pulse were, you know, these far-right youth groups that youve obviously written about. this is your area of expertise. but they were so convinced, right? that they would be organizing on college campuses. that they would be talking to young college students, and its something would happen. but then, you...