Rafa Warnock's CV for a Senate Member

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Rafa Warnock has won four Senate elections in a purple state because he's been in two run-offs. He holds the same position at Ebenezer Baptist Church that was once held by Martin Luther King. "He's not somebody who can just be relied upon to vote with the rest of Democrats on everything," says CNN's John Sutter.

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