OPINION: Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who set low expectations before Friday’s debate, attacked Sen. Raphael Warnock aggressively, while the Democratic incumbent was too restrained in not going after Walker’s many vulnerabilities.
This past week, I watched college football and several political debates across the country. My alma mater, Louisiana State University (LSU), defeated the Florida Gators and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Tennessee Volunteers defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide. But before I could settle in to watch more football, I tuned into a few political debates featuring Black candidates, including Maryland’s gubernatorial debate featuring Democratic nominee Wes Moore. As a first-time candidate, Moore was outstanding.
Next up, was the Georgia senatorial debate which was the political highlight of the week. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., clearly deserves reelection over his monumentally unqualified Republican opponent, former college and professional football player Herschel Walker. But in their only debate Friday night, Warnock gave up too much ground by trying to distance himself from President Joe Biden and Walker exceeded expectations by just showing up.
The Georgia U.S. Senate race is a rarity, pitting two Black candidates against each other. While there have been today!
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