Pod Save America Will Raphael Warnock Hear the Call?
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May 10, 2026 
Raphael Warnock, U.S. senator from Georgia and senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist, discusses voting rights, faith in public life, and building lasting political movements. He reacts to the Supreme Court’s voting rights rulings, links moral imagination to policy choices like childcare and healthcare, and talks about nonviolence, organizing after legal setbacks, and the role of clergy in politics.
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Mobilize Voters To Counter Gerrymandering
- Warnock urges voters and organizers to mobilize voters to overwhelm gerrymandering and mitigate court strikes against voting rights.
- He recommends turnout as a direct countermeasure to discriminatory redistricting tactics.
John Lewis Pastoral Connection Inspires Direct Action
- Warnock recounts being John Lewis's pastor, presiding at his funeral and recalling the Selma strategy to get President Johnson more political power.
- He uses Andy Young's story of King's reaction to LBJ's refusal: "If the president doesn't have the power, I guess we're going to have to go and get him some."
Demoralization Opens Voter Realignment Risks
- Warnock highlights demographic shifts where some younger Black men feel demoralized and are drifting from the Democratic Party, creating openings for right-wing appeals.
- He points to mass incarceration, economic stagnation, and lack of plainspoken outreach as reasons Democrats are failing to connect.