The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Senator Raphael Warnock: “Georgians Are Gonna Get It Right”

Episode Date: November 6, 2022

“I think about who’s ready and who’s fit to serve to represent them in the United States Senate, and I believe that at the end of the day, Georgians are gonna get it right.” Senator Raphael Warnock, a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, discusses the vast differences between himself and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker, and explains how working across the aisle with Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio benefits the people of Georgia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Reverend slash Senator Raphael Warnock, welcome to the Daily Show. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. I'm going to jump straight into it and I know so many. Welcome to your Atlanta. Welcome to your name. You know no one is welcoming me back.

You see, this is why you're a reverend. I like that. First things first. This is turning into a race that is way closer than people anticipated. It is turning into a race that has become a lot more national than many people anticipated. And what's been surprising is seeing how little of the news is actually about what you're doing wrong. It's just about what the other candidate is saying, which seems crazy, and yet it seems closer than it should be. So I'd love to start with that. Why do you think Georgia or Georgian voters or the polls are showing that Georgian voters are so close when

it seems like most people would say, the two of you are so far apart? Well, I agree with with the last part of what you just said. Wow. Wow. Wow. The differences between the options that Georgians have right now are wide and deep. And look the reality is we always knew this would be a close race and I think that speaks to where the country is and where people are. but I think when you look close to thou an to thou an to the toa parts and And I think that speaks to where the country is and where people are. But I think when you look close,

and you don't have to look that close, you can see that Georgians have a clear choice. I think about who's ready and who's fit to serve. To serve. who's fit to serve, to represent them in the United States Senate. And I believe that at the end of the day, Jordan's not going to get it right. Yeah. Thank you. Let's talk about what many Georgians may feel is going wrong.

There are many who are saying, we need change. And as we've seen multiple times in American politics, it's all about what people's pockets feel like. It's all about what their gas tank looks like that determines a lot of how they vote. There are many Georgians who have said, I love you, Senator. I love what you're doing and what you represent, but I feel like in this moment, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the the, the the, the the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to, to, to, to, to, toe, toe, toe, and, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, to, toe, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is the their, is their, is their, is their, is thi, is thi, is thr-s, is thooooomoomorrow, is a toe, is a toe, is a toe, toe, toe, toe, is this moment the Republicans are promising something that is better or different. How would you respond to the people who say that to you? Well in my case, my opponent hasn't promised a thing. I mean, think about it. I mean that. And I'm not being flipping. I want you to think, what has he actually promised to do?

So, look, there's no question that these are tough times. And people are feeling the pain and the pinch. We've been through over two years of a pandemic. And now that the economy has opened up, we're seeing these rising costs, supply chain issues related to the pandemic. We're seeing rising prices, by the way, globally. Driven by the war in Ukraine. And on top of that, you've got bad actors in the corporate space

who are literally exploiting a pandemic while we, while we're paying record price. While we are paying record prices at the pump, at the pharmaceutical counter at the grocery store, they are literally experiencing record profit. And so, so the question is who's going to do something about it? Who cares about ordinary people? And I, I, I, I take this job very seriously. You know, it's a real honor for your neighbors to say, we want you to represent us in high office.

And so that's the reason why I cap the cost of insulin to no more than 35. And so that's the reason why I cap the cost of insulin to say we want you to represent us in high office. And so that's the reason why I kept the cost of insulin to no more than $35. That's that's the reason I kept the cost of prescription drugs so women and men like my 84-year-old mother would not have to choose between buying the medicine they need and the groceries they need. That's why I I remain focused on the people and when I talked the other night about capping the cost of insulin and the fact that corporations are gouging insulin a 100 year old drug my opponent said people just need to eat right. So, I mean, those were his words.

Right. And, you know, as a pastor, I have encouraged healthy living, but that doesn't explain why the corporations are engaged in price gouging, and you can eat right and still have diabetes. Right, right. So here's my recommendation. I think Herschel Walker should be the dietitian and I'll serve in the United States Senate. Let's talk a little bit as well about how you work as well. I have found it particularly interesting that even in your campaign ads in Georgia, you've gone out of your way to talk about Republicans who you have worked with, which to many people

would seem like suicide. You know, you say I've worked with Ted Cruz, I worked with Marco Rubier. Now most people don't even admit that they know Ted Cruz. And yet, here you are, here you are saying, no, I worked with Ted Cruz, I worked with Mark Rubio. You've made an effort of talking about reaching across the aisle and working with other lawmakers to get things done. It seems like that is dwindling in American politics. As you said, people are retreating to their where I stand, I work with no one else. Do you not worry about alienating some who say,

oh, how can you reach across the aisle, or why is it that you choose to particularly include that in your own campaign ad? Why include Ted Cruz's name? Why put it Marco Rubio's name in it? Yeah, I'm the 18th most bipartisan senator in the Senate, based on... According to the Lugar Center, I'm the 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18. 18. 18. 18. 18. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm th. I'm th, I'm th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, this is this is this is this is this is where thi is where this is where is where is where is where is thi is where thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, thto the Lugar Center. I'm the 18th and that's that's a little bit of an achievement because out of 100 senators, wow I'm 100. I'm the most junior senator in the Senate and I've been

able to convince people to work with me to pull people together. And so, yeah, I will be honest. Ted Cruz and I are both on the Commerce Committee. Most of the time when he's talking, I'm sitting there thinking to myself, really? Like, you put on a suit in a tie to come here to do that. So that's usually what I'm thinking. But when it came time to name I-14 a priority corridor in Georgia, an interstate that would run through Texas and also through Georgia, would connect our military bases, would revitalize

a lot of our rural areas that have been suffering all throughout Georgia, I didn't mind working with Ted Cruz to do that. If we can build out the highway, nobody cares if you're a Democrat or Republican. You get to use the highway. So, what I've endeavored to do is not to be a senator who used to be a pastor, but a pastor in the Senate. Which is why I return to my pulpit. I preach here every Sunday And you continue to do the important work. So I hope the people of Georgia give me six more years to keep doing this work Okay The Daily to go down there. Thank you so much for joining me.

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