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applegrove

(118,767 posts)
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 04:38 PM Aug 2022

Herschel Walker Agrees to Debate

Herschel Walker Agrees to Debate

August 3, 2022 at 4:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/08/03/herschel-walker-agrees-to-debate/

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Georgia U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker (R) “said he would participate in an Oct. 14 debate in Savannah against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) amid pressure from his allies and criticism from Democrats who mocked him for refusing to commit to a showdown,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

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CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
1. 🍿
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 04:41 PM
Aug 2022

Oh boy! It’s going to be an Ossoff-Perdue style beat down. 🍿

Senator Reverend Warnock will be respectful, honest and eloquent.

Bring it on Rev!

Chainfire

(17,613 posts)
6. Yea, let just see if that debate comes off. I bet he has a Covid outbreak scheduled on Oct. 13.
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 04:46 PM
Aug 2022

He would be even a bigger fool than I think he is, (a very difficult proposition) if he actually attempts to debate.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
11. Update: It's a different Savannah debate than the one already scheduled.
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 05:52 PM
Aug 2022

This is according to reporting by Greg Bluestein (AJC) on today’s radio/podcast episode of Political Rewind (GPB.)

Warnock has already accepted invites to three debates, including one in Savannah.

However, the one Walker says he’ll participate in is a different Savannah debate sponsored by a different organization.

GoodRaisin

(8,928 posts)
13. He will be trained in debating 101 for stupid candidates,
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 06:06 PM
Aug 2022

consisting of generic responses for each potential issue that can be asked. Then when a specific question is asked, he will pivot to his memorized generic response.

So, they have two months to work with him to cover up the stupid.

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