Herschel Walker left Friday night’s Georgia Senate debate stage without ever having to answer meaningful questions about the credible allegations. The debate moderators asked Walker to respond to the story, he said it was a lie, and simply moved on.
Herschel Walker entered Friday night’s Georgia Senate debate with his campaign reeling from the fallout ofWhen it was over, Walker left the debate stage without ever having to answer meaningful questions about the credible allegations. The debate moderators asked Walker to respond to the story, he said it was a lie, and simply moved on.
Perhaps more notably, Walker’s opponent, Sen. Raphael Warnock , didn’t press the issue after the moderators declined to. Friday night’s debate is the only scheduled meeting of Warnock and Walker before the Nov. 8 election. Even before the abortion bombshells rocked Walker’s campaign and sparked doubt about his ability to win, Republicans were worried about how the former football star would perform onstage.
Few expected that, ultimately, Warnock’s record on abortion would receive a greater airing than a candidate whose brand as a pro-life family man has been ruptured during the campaign.
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