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the excitement that's happening on the ground, i think georgia voters are demonstrating once again the degree to which they take, there are citizenship and their stewardship of our democracy very seriously. but they're also demonstrating which we're talking about earlier, that this means on a mattress of the country but it means something to georgians. and the stark difference between the choices is not lost in any way, shape or form on these voters. their understanding about what needs to happen and what they need to do to make sure that we get a candidate like senator warnock and not the other is again, significant in the way that they understand what's happening. >> kendra, there was some reporting today and the new york times that i want to ask you. quote the winner of today's election will serve and that has been overwhelmingly white throughout its history. but a race that may seem like a trial for black political prior has sort of complicated mix of emotions for many black georgians. walker's troubled candidacy has
reelecting the republican governor, brian kemp by a pretty solid margin. stacey abrams not run that one close but they rejected herschel walker. camp was notably opposed to trump, he set up against former president fabricated claims about a stolen election, whereas herschel walker was the trump a candidate. was tied to, and once that this ugly alicia brings this home, and the general election nbc news exit poll shows that a quarter, one in four georgia voters that their vote was about opposing donald trump. he is a former president, that's extraordinary and it's unusual and 94% of those voters supported raphael warnock. the more trump becomes an issue in this race, the more it benefits raphael warnock, not herschel walker. >> so i'll kapoor for, us in atlanta thank you. georgians are making history in this runoff, casting more early ballots friday. and that any single day ever recorded. joining me now adrienne trump shyer -- and black back, and the ceo of the new georgia project action fund. it is good to see both especially when you're both at your busiest. kendra, we cannot a site of the
people for their perseverance, a relation of you that way. i do think and i appreciate being here with kendra as well because the work that is happening on the ground right now, it's extraordinary. i think we have seen extraordinary work across the last few cycles in terms of the work, independent organizations are doing to make sure that voters are informed, to make sure that they have the information that they need. to make sure that they are registered, to make sure they get to the polls. really is an extraordinary effort of the two largest programs in the state are represented on your program right now. that's important because it means when we ended the general election, we actually started our program overall collectively, started three times larger than they were at the end of the general in 2020. we went into the runoff and going into this runoff bigger, and more robust than we went into the last runoff. that is meaningful and you can see the way that that's playing out.
herschel walker. camp was notably opposed to trump, he set up against former president fabricated claims about a stolen election, whereas herschel walker was the trump a candidate. was tied to, and once that statistic, alicia, brings this home, and the general election nbc news exit poll shows that a quarter, one in four georgia voters that their vote was about opposing donald trump. he is a former president, that's extraordinary and it's unusual and 94% of those voters supported raphael warnock. the more trump becomes an issue in this race, the more it benefits raphael warnock, not herschel walker. >> sahil kapoor for us in atlanta, thank you. georgians are making history in this runoff, casting more early ballots friday. then any single day ever recorded. -- and the ceo of the new georgia project action fund. it is good to see both especially when you're both at your busiest. kendra, we cannot a site of the law passed last year to drastically shortened the number of early voting days of
being here with kendra as well because the work that is happening on the ground right now, it's extraordinary. i think we have seen extraordinary work across the last few cycles in terms of the work, independent organizations are doing to make sure that voters are informed, to make sure that they have the information that they need. to make sure that they are registered, to make sure they get to the polls. really is an extraordinary effort of the two largest programs in the state are represented on your program right now. that's important because it means when we ended the general election, we actually started our program overall collectively, started three times larger than they were at the end of the general in 2020. we went into the runoff and going into this runoff bigger, and more robust than we went into the last runoff. that is meaningful and you can see the way that that's playing out. the excitement that's happening on the ground, i think georgia voters are demonstrating once again the degree to which they
take, there are citizenship and their stewardship of our democracy very seriously. but they're also demonstrating which we're talking about earlier, that this means on a mattress of the country but it means something to georgians. and the stark difference between the choices is not lost in any way, shape or form on these voters. their understanding about what needs to happen and what they need to do to make sure that we get a candidate like senator warnock and not the other is again, significant in the way that they understand what's happening. >> kendra, there was some reporting today and the new york times that i want to ask you. quote the winner of today's election will serve and that has been overwhelmingly white throughout its history. but a race that may seem like a trial for black political prior has sort of complicated mix of emotions for many black georgians. walker's troubled candidacy has clouded their pride with suspicions, this may, offense, even embarrassment. i wonder kendre'if that resonates with what you are
that outreach, which has been done by a lot of people, a lot of institutions has put the state into play for democrats? >> if i can touch base on that last one, and that conversation. i think that we talked to a lot of folks on the doors, just today who voted yesterday early and there you know, they were upset that about having to stand an hour and a, half to our long lines. they do not see that as a badge of honor. they see that as obstacles being put up in their way, they see it as harassment. to their ability to be there and get to the polls and cast a ballot. they don't think it should be that, way while it is on the one hand we want to applaud people for their perseverance, a relation of you that way. i do think and i appreciate being here with kendra as well because the work that is happening on the ground right
ugly alicia brings this home, and the general election nbc news exit poll shows that a quarter, one in four georgia voters that their vote was about opposing donald trump. he is a former president, that's extraordinary and it's unusual and 94% of those voters supported raphael warnock. the more trump becomes an issue in this race, the more it benefits raphael warnock, not herschel walker. >> so i'll kapoor for, us in atlanta thank you. georgians are making history in this runoff, casting more early ballots friday. and that any single day ever recorded. joining me now adrienne trump shyer -- and black back, and the ceo of the new georgia project action fund. it is good to see both especially when you're both at your busiest. kendra, we cannot a site of the law passed last year to drastically shortened the number of early voting days of the runoff election. i think you sort of look at these images and these videos of voters standing in line, sometimes two hours, the line wrapping around the block and you can either say, thank goodness voters are amazing, you go, i'm so excited people
their stewardship of our democracy very seriously. but they're also demonstrating which we're talking about earlier, that this means on a mattress of the country but it means something to georgians. and the stark difference between the choices is not lost in any way, shape or form on these voters. their understanding about what needs to happen and what they need to do to make sure that we get a candidate like senator warnock and not the other is again, significant in the way that they understand what's happening. >> kendra, there was some reporting today and the new york times that i want to ask you. quote the winner of today's election will serve and that has been overwhelmingly white throughout its history. but a race that may seem like a trial for black political prior has sort of complicated mix of emotions for many black georgians.
complacent, to engage in campaign. i think that is why president bomb's getting about on december 1st. this last week, before the election actually takes place next week, you are going to see i think that enthusiasm gap and more importantly, i think you see signs of republicans may be taking their foot off the accelerator a little bit which shows that they may be feeling that this is gonna be a race that they can win. >> and we've talked a lot about division here, but i want to and talking about partisanship. kendra, what does that look like in 2023? >> we know that 50 plus one. so getting effigy first vote is really important. again, it has been mentioned. i think voters are tired of being progressive voters are tired of being held hostage by west virginia, arizona. we need a little bit of breathing room. and, so this is critically important. i want to stress again, it is a turnout day not a persuasion came. we know what our charges. the georgia project action fund is not going to as knocked on 1 million doors prior to the 76. our progressive ecosystem here in georgia is knocking 4