On Tuesday morning, the Rev. Raphael Warnock made a final pitch to Senate-race voters in Georgia with a video on social media that prominently featured W.N.B.A. players campaigning on his behalf against the Republican incumbent, Senator Kelly Loeffler, who also happens to be a co-owner of a franchise, the Atlanta Dream.
The players got what they wanted. Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Loeffler, who owns a 49 percent stake in the Dream. This was an outcome that six months ago would have been considered an upset. The attention W.N.B.A. players brought to Warnock’s campaign is widely considered to have played a role in his victory.