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Warnock defended his votes on a sweeping climate and health care bill and gun violence prevention legislation during his two years in the Senate. Heading into the debate, Walker called himself a “dumb country boy,” setting low expectations against Warnock, the eloquent pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Martin Luther King Jr. used to minister. Walker’s debate goal was simple: Go on offense, tie Warnock to unpopular President Joe Biden, rising gas prices and high inflation. Warnock hammered Walker for opposing the Inflation Reduction Act to defend himself against attacks that his votes fueled inflation. Walker appeared flat-footed when asked if he favors Medicaid expansion, saying that "people have coverage for health care" and that he wants Georgians to "get off the government health care and get on the health care he’s got," gesturing toward Warnock.

☆ Bill Maher says Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is an 'idiot' on 'a scale almost impossible to parody'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Maher slammed Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Friday. Maher took aim at the candidate's recent scandals including one centered around Walker's former girlfriend's abortion. Maher took aim at several false statements made by Walker, who is running for Senate in Georgia, as well as allegations of violence against the former football player. "He's just a fucking idiot on a scale almost impossible to parody," Maher said on his show Real Time. Maher highlighted how Walker previously falsely claimed he was in the FBI, and a police officer.

☆ GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker — who claims to have worked 'with every law enforcement around the county' — flashes 'prop' police badge on debate stage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

While debating Senator Raphael Warnock, candidate Herschel Walker flashed a "prop" police badge in violation of the rules. While discussing their reputations working with law enforcement, Warnock noted Walker's past false claims of serving as a police officer, prompting Walker to flash the badge. "I said I worked with law enforcement, which I have," Walker told NewsNation, displaying the badge from Johnson County he had held up earlier. "I never said I went out to do anything, but I have worked with every law enforcement around the county." It is unclear whether Walker's badge is official or an honorary title akin to the one he had from Cobb County.

☆ Stocks are giving some clues that there could be a Republican congressional sweep, Strategas says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

At the same time, odds for a Republican sweep on Nov. 8 have risen. Individual solar and other renewable names are also down sharply, like First Solar, which is in the Strategas Democratic portfolio. Clifton said his portfolios are pointing to a 60% chance of a Republican sweep, while betting markets are at 50/50. Among the holdings in the Republican portfolio are companies that would benefit from distribution and transportation of oil and gas, like Enterprise Products Partners. "The market is increasingly pricing in a Republican sweep.

☆ Walker, Warnock spar in Georgia U.S. Senate debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsWalker, Warnock spar in Georgia U.S. Senate debatePostedDemocratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker sparred over a range of issues from abortion and policing to personal integrity on Friday (October 14), as a key Georgia contest that could help determine control of the Senate came to a head in a contentious televised debate. Emma Jehle reports.

☆ RNC chair predicts the Senate will be narrowly split following the midterms, Oz will surpass Fetterman, and the GOP will retire Pelosi as House Speaker
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

She also said that the GOP will "retire" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She told Decker she thinks the Senate will be very tight. The RNC chair added she's optimistic about Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, despite him trailing Democratic candidate John Fetterman in recent polling. When asked about the allegations surrounding Herschel Walker, the Georgia Republican nominee for Senate, McDaniel told Decker he's been "very forthcoming" about his struggles with mental health. According to FiveThirtyEight, Republicans are favored to win the House while Democrats are slightly favored to win the Senate.

☆ Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock Set for Lone Debate in Georgia Senate Race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Joshua Jamerson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will square off in their only debate Friday night, a hotly anticipated event thanks to Mr. Walker’s controversial campaign and Georgia’s emergence as a perennial battleground state. The Senate is split 50-50 between the parties, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting tiebreaking votes. Democratic officials in Washington have said their easiest path to keeping the Senate majority is protecting four vulnerable incumbents: Mr. Warnock, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. If Republicans hold all their current seats, they only need to defeat one of those Democrats to take control of the chamber.

☆ Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock Spar Over Abortion, Inflation in Lone Georgia Senate Debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Joshua Jamerson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker clashed over abortion, inflation and healthcare in their only debate Friday night, a hotly anticipated event thanks to Mr. Walker’s controversial campaign and Georgia’s emergence as a perennial battleground state. “This race ain’t about me. It’s about what Raphael Warnock and Joe Biden have done to you and your family,” Mr. Walker said in his opening remarks. He went on to try repeatedly to link the incumbent senator to the president.

☆ Sen. Warnock holds slight lead in tight Georgia race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSen. Warnock holds slight lead in tight Georgia raceThe highly-anticipated debate in Georgia’s pivotal Senate race is currently underway. Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker are facing off in their one and only scheduled debate. CNBC's Ylan Mui reports.

☆ U.S. Senate rivals Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock debate in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former college football star and current senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally in Perry, Georgia, U.S. September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Republican Herschel Walker's bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia came to a head on Friday when the two rivals met for their sole televised debate in a contentious race that could help determine which party controls the Senate. "There aren't that many people who are undecided in the race," Republican strategist Charlie Black added. An opinion poll conducted by the University of Georgia showed Warnock leading Walker 46% to 43% among likely voters.

☆ Georgia U.S. Senate rivals Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock set for showdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former college football star and current senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally in Perry, Georgia, U.S. September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Republican Herschel Walker's bid to unseat Democratic U.S. See you on the debate stage, Herschel Walker," Warnock wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. An opinion poll conducted by the University of Georgia showed Warnock leading Walker 46% to 43% among likely voters. That compares to Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp's 51% to 41% lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in his re-election race.

Still, these six Black Republicans seem unmoved, even if Black voters overall appear to present more of an uphill challenge. Herschel Walker and Former ambassador Nikki Haley speak with the press during Herschel's Unite Georgia Bus Stop rally at the Global Mall in Norcross, Ga., on Sept. 9, 2022. It’s a bigger picture.”The Black vote was critical in turning Georgia blue in the 2020 presidential election and pushing Biden to the presidency and ultimately Warnock into the Senate. “I know Herschel Walker votes more conservative. Even with the recent allegations, these voters point out that between Warnock and Walker’s policies, they prefer Walker’s because he is anti-abortion.

☆ Warnock leads Walker, but Georgia Senate race is unchanged after abortion payment allegation, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, speaks during a 'Working for Georgia' campaign rally in Macon, Georgia, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Walker's rival, Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, still leads by seven percentage points, 52% to 45%, according to Quinnipiac University's latest poll of likely voters in Georgia. That spread is virtually unchanged from last month, when the pollster found Warnock led Walker 52% to 46%. "She's lying," Walker told ABC of the woman's abortion claims. Quinnipiac's latest poll surveyed 1,157 likely Georgia voters between last Friday and Monday, days after the abortion scandal broke.

☆ The GOP dealt conservative Georgia voters a dud with Herschel Walker
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Arick Wierson | Arick Wierson Is A Six-Time Emmy Award-Winning Television Producer | A Former Senior Aide To Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He Advises Political | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The bold way that the GOP — the pro-life party — continues to support Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who allegedly urged an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion and paid for the procedure, is eyebrow-raising to say the least. However, it’s not the first time Walker has been involved in a deal in which he has failed to live up to expectations. If you are an ardent Vikings fan, the Walker trade was a raw deal that still stings to this day. In this lopsided trade, it’s former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party attempting to present Walker as a Senate candidate with deeply held anti-abortion convictions to conservative Georgia voters. According to a Survey USA poll of likely voters, conducted Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, Warnock leads Walker 50% to 38%.

☆ Bernie Sanders says Democrats shouldn't 'focus only on abortion' in the midterm elections even though Republicans are 'genuinely vulnerable' on the issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democrats are focusing on abortion in this fall's midterm elections after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Sen. Bernie Sanders is pushing back against that, saying the party should focus more on economics. He also says the focus on abortion is largely the result of "establishment consultants." A Pew poll conducted in June found that roughly six in 10 Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Democrats have since sought to capitalize on that momentum, framing campaign messages around abortion rights and castigating Republicans for their support of abortion restrictions.

☆ Trump acknowledged Herschel Walker's 'complicated personal history' but said it's 'not a problem' because 'the world is changing'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump discussed Herschel Walker's history during an interview last year with Maggie Haberman. Trump said he didn't think past allegations of domestic violence would be a problem for the candidate. Haberman can be heard cutting in to point out Walker has a "complicated personal history." "He does but, you know, it's a personal history that, ten years ago, maybe it would've been a problem. On Tuesday, following the report about the abortion, Trump defended Walker in a post on Truth Social.

☆ Sens. Rick Scott and Tom Cotton to campaign for Herschel Walker in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Allie Raffa | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Rick Scott of Florida, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Tom Cotton of Arkansas announced they will travel to Georgia to campaign for Herschel Walker on Tuesday. Last week, The Daily Beast reported allegations that Walker, who supports a ban on abortion without any exceptions, paid for the abortion of a woman in 2009. Today it’s Herschel Walker, but tomorrow it’s the American people.”“I’m on Herschel’s team — they picked the wrong Georgian to mess with," Scott said. National Republicans, including Scott, had rushed to defend Walker after the Daily Beast's reporting of the abortion allegations. The woman who alleged Walker paid for her abortion more than a decade ago also claimed she is the mother of one of his four children, The Daily Beast reported.

☆ Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock blasts GOP opponent Herschel Walker over campaign tumult: 'We have seen some disturbing things'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Raphael Warnock called out Herschel Walker after a campaign appearance on Friday, per the AJC. Warnock said that Walker's campaign tumult centered on abortion shows "a disturbing pattern." We've seen a disturbing pattern, and it raises real questions about who is actually ready to represent the people of Georgia," Warnock said of Walker. Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker. He alluded to what he depicted as a Democratic-led smear campaign during a Thursday press coverage in Georgia.

☆ Trump sues CNN, Herschel Walker threatens Daily Beast and America loses
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Ronnell Andersen Jones | Prof. Ronnell Andersen Jones Is The Teitelbaum Chair In Law At The University Of Utah | An Affiliated Fellow At The Yale Law School Information Society Project. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Once a relatively rare move for public officials, threatening a libel suit is fast becoming a go-to tool for some who hope to influence public narratives, if not right wrongs. The odds that any elected official or candidate emerges victorious in a defamation suit are exceedingly low. Trump has a longstanding pattern of threatening libel actions that he either does not bring or does not continue. Others, including recent Trump campaign lawsuits against the Times and CNN, have been filed but dismissed by judges in state and federal courts. Trump knows that this is about the court of public opinion more than it is about the court of law.

☆ Texts show family strife between Herschel Walker's wife and woman who alleged he paid for her abortion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker at a campaign stop in Wadley on Oct. 6, 2022. Meg Kinnard / APIn response, Julie Walker acknowledged that she had tried to be a mediator between Herschel Walker and the woman, who seldom corresponded directly with her son’s father. I did not pay for an abortion,” said Herschel Walker. Those messages came a day after The Daily Beast published a story about one of Herschel Walker’s previously publicly unacknowledged children. Julie Walker said in an interview that the paternity stories about Walker “pitted people against each other” in the family.

☆ 'Come on, man': Carville pushes back on GOP commentator's reaction to Walker
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Democratic strategist James Carville says he was "totally flummoxed" by CNN political commentator Scott Jennings' reaction to reports about Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

☆ Warnock asked about Walker allegations. Hear his response
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) responds to reports that his GOP challenger, Herschel Walker, allegedly paid a woman to have an abortion and asked her to end a second pregnancy two years later. CNN's Michael Warren reports.

Walker spoke of getting his start playing football in Johnson County and then making his way to the University of Georgia and pro football. He said that if he is re-elected he will fight to expand Medicaid in Georgia. And I think the people of Georgia have a real choice about who they think is ready to represent them in the United States Senate," Warnock told reporters Thursday, without directly addressing the abortion story. Warnock's allies, meanwhile, see the question more as a battle between Walker and Georgia voters — why give his opponent a chance to bring him into the story? What’s “very important” to her is Democrats’ holding the Senate and fighting GOP "extremism."

☆ With Control of the Senate in Play, These Are the Races to Watch
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Lauren Leatherand Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

With the Senate knotted at 50-50 for each party, Republican control is only one seat away. But recent fumbles by Republican candidates in New Hampshire, Georgia and Arizona have made finding those two winnable races more difficult. Then came the accusation that Mr. Walker, a staunch opponent of abortion, paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, and the race turned upside-down. Cook Political Report still rates the contest a tossup, but the new allegations have given Mr. Warnock an edge and put Mr. Walker on the defensive. The Democrats’ best chance to pick up a Republican seat is in Pennsylvania , where Senator Patrick J. Toomey is retiring.

☆ Video: Hear Trump defend Herschel Walker over domestic violence allegations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman discusses her conversations with former President Donald Trump around his support for Herschel Walker and his political future.

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