Warnock/Walker debate was media malpractice

[mcar]

They are going to jump all over themselves claiming that Walker exceeded expectations. Why? Because he got away with spouting nonsense, talking points and word salad.

But, because everything has to be "fair and balanced" he got away with it.

Case in point: he was asked about paying for a woman's abortion but when he said that was a lie, the moderator didn't say one word about the receipts - how do you respond to the fact that the woman has receipts. Nothing. Just "it's a lie," OK, moving on Sen. Warnock, you are in a dispute with your ex about increasing child support, how do you respond? Like it's the same damn thing.

[elleng]

1. DAMN!

[GoCubsGo]

2. Yes. Everything about it sucked.

The moderators were terrible. The format was a joke. Sixty seconds or less to answer complicated questions? I honestly don't understand why they bother with these things.

[mcar]

5. Every time there was back and forth

they stopped it. Seemed to me like they were stopping it just when Walker was about to say something stupid.

[walkingman]

3. They were biased towards Walker. They did not press Walker on any of his controversial issues.

[mcar]

4. That was my take too

[Docreed2003]

24. Exactly...they ask about the paid abortion controversy

And then just let him say "It's a lie"...and move on to something else....then turned to Warnock and asked "Could you clarify what you said in this clip", as if it needed clarification but the tone with which is was ask was totally accusatory.

[DestinyIsles]

6. Yeah those debate moderators really was targeting Warnock

and let Walker get away with lying and being vague in his answers.

[SYFROYH]

7. We can never depend on the media

Warnock needed to be ready to bury the knife in Walkers chest but he decided to take the high road

[DestinyIsles]

9. Warnock did good, even though they were biased against him

and he called out their game to their face.

[UTUSN]

8. What was the "prop" that Teh Hersh had to put away?

[Archae]

18. A badge.

Warnock brought up Walker's lies about being a cop.

[UTUSN]

31. Thanks

[Karadeniz]

10. Warnock missed way too many opportunities. He should've explained how Biden's policies

benefit the people and had the details. He should've said he'd support Biden's policies if he runs again. He should've found a way to work in that Trump and his repukes tried to overthrow the govt by lying. He should've boned up on all the GOP who support Biden's honesty. Oh, well. Walker had the lines well drilled into him.

[bluestarone]

11. He (Warnock)could have just said

He supports a president that LOVES this country, NOT a president that wants to destroy this great country!

[Karadeniz]

12. Amen!

[jcgoldie]

13. No I dont think so

Like it or not Biden is 10 points underwater nationally and midterms almost always are a backlash against the administration in the WH... why would Warnock want to give them a bunch of 20 second clips to play on local news of him tying himself to Joe? Make that race about Herschel Walker who is a guy that cannot tell the truth and doesn't belong in the senate. The last thing he wants to do is make it about Joe Biden.

[LenaBaby61]

21. Dem's have weak messaging skills. Well most do.

Warnock did far better last time against Loeffler, and tonight was not his best night. I think Walker sews up that Senator seat with brain damage and zero character and all unless something miraculous happens before Nov. 8th.

[jcgoldie]

25. Well all the polling disagrees with your opinion

Warnock is up 4 points in aggregate and most of that doesn't even bake in Walker's disastrous news week.

[LenaBaby61]

28. Let's meet here in a week and we'll see what the polling says ....

You don't think that the GQP US Taliban party isn't going to run with that one question where Warnock distanced himself from Biden? And especially the so-called liberal media which is really a corporate, right-winged mostly greedy media for ad dollars. And, the only way walker would accept the debate is with those fox lite mods there, and 60 second answer questions.

Walker has made a fool of himself, is a fetus murderer and he's still a stones thrown from a Senator Seat in Georgia. I know it's racist Georgia, but damn .... he's almost brain dead and pulls weapons on women and his own son said he abused him and the mother but still he's close to the Senate seat? That's scary.

[brer cat]

14. The moderators and the format were terrible.

I'm sure the 60 seconds to answer complex questions was for Walker's benefit...I think that is his attention span.

[mcar]

16. He was well trained

I'll give him that. SO said he was reminded of Ali in his later days.

[brer cat]

17. I had a lot of respect for Ali, but he and Walker took too many hits to the head.

[mcar]

19. We watched the Ken Burns' doc on Ali

Seeing the deterioration was very sad.

[d_b]

15. Walker is a joke

A cooked debate isn’t going to save him.

But all democrats need to abandon this high road politics bullshit — those days are over.

[LenaBaby61]

27. But all democrats need to abandon this high road politics bullshit -- those days are over.

MOST just don't have in them to fight back. My friend said Dems don't need to stoop. I told her the GQP voted against you having to pay hundreds of dollars for your insulin. She said, yes I know but I'd rather have my character than be a horrible person. I told her I tell you what, if the GQP wins the house and senate they'll steal the 2024 presidency and you won't have any insulin anymore, because they want you to DIE. She still didn't get where I was coming from. Good Lord.

SOME Dems and their 'polly purebred' thinking

[LenaBaby61]

20. Unfortunately ..... that debate and fox moderators may have won Walker the Senator seat of Georgia.

The questions were bad, Warnock should have lit Walker's ass up, and even when the lady mod did get on that liar walker, he kept talking and talking through warnock.

I know some southern baptist preachers that would have lit walker's fetus murdering ass up in a KIND but F-you baptist preacer's way. But I guess Warnock is with the when they go low you just take it school of debating. He did a far better job against Loeffler last time, and all she did was yell how he was a liberal, communist blankity blank all night.

I can only speak for me, but tonight was not a good night for Warnock, and unless something crazier than tonight's debate goes--because Walker MADE tonght's debate a hot ass mess--and unless african americans who CAN vote, Dems and women show up in HUGE numbers to show how mad they are at Walker because he could murder all the fetuses and demand that they be murdered he wanted to as a male, Walker will more than likely be the next senator from Georgia. Brain dead, dumb and all.

[DestinyIsles]

29. It might go to run off but I don't think this did anything for Walker to win

[JohnSJ]

30. I don't think the debate will change anything

[honest.abe]

22. Ugh. I hope this does not have much impact.

I cannot imagine Walker as a US Senator.

[Thrill]

23. Warnock just like other Democrats better learn to attack

Stop trying to be so dame nice with these people. They can all learn from Tim Ryan.

Warnock didn’t attack that clown all night. Democrats never learn

[Docreed2003]

26. One of the local Atlanta media websites had a live feed that I watched

There was an article attached to the live feed that said something to the effect of "Warnock will have to answer why he voted with Biden 96% of the time"....sure as the sun rises that exact quote was brought up by Walker during the debate. As if voting with Biden somehow wasn't in the best interests of Georgia. What a joke

[tableturner]

32. Democrats, too often: "We can't be mean and negative", and thus, they underperform.

We campaign afraid to attack, afraid of our shadows, afraid to win! THAT'S why we lose races we should win. You cannot be nice running against vile, lying, pieces of trash. Win will we ever learn?

[Blue Owl]

33. They moved the goalposts so far they're now in Russia