BREAKING NEWS – Atlanta, Georgia – Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock twice declined to clarify his stance on whether the Supreme Court should by expanded, once again avoiding a question that emerged as a key point of contention following Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment in October.
The “court-packing” issue arose during Warnock’s debate with Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler ahead of a critical Jan. 5 runoff vote. When asked how he would respond to pressure from other Democrats to vote to expand the court if he is elected, Warnock instead spoke about police reform and said Georgians have not brought up the Supreme Court on the campaign trail.
“As I move all across the state, people aren’t asking me about the courts and whether we should expand the courts,” Warnock said. “I know that’s an interesting question for people inside the Beltway to discuss, but Joe Biden refused to answer it during his entire run, and so will I. If a white politician can ignore important relevant questions, a black politician should be able to do the exact same thing!”