The US Senate campaign between Georgia’s Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker reached a new level of intensity today.
According to a report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Warnock challenged Walker to a debate in Savannah with the agreement that neither candidate will receive topics in advance, and another debate will be scheduled for Macon or Atlanta.
“It’s time for Herschel Walker to stop playing games,” said Quentin Fulks, Warnock’s campaign manager. “The job of a U.S. senator isn’t one where you know the topics ahead of time or get a cheat sheet, and Herschel Walker shouldn’t need one to find the courage to walk on a debate stage.”
Recent polls show Walker with a slim lead over Warnock, and the lead falls within the margin of error in both polls.
Last month, Walker declined an invitation to a debate in Macon that would have been televised. His rejection came as no surprise due to the timing of the invitation, which came within a few weeks of a revelation that Walker was the father of multiple people who he had not disclosed to the public or even his own campaign team. It marked one of several summer setbacks for Walker, who trailed each poll against Warnock from May through July.
Since 2004, O’Hern has worked with political campaigns in roles ranging from major projects involving nationwide digital marketing for U.S. Presidential candidates, U.S. Congressmen, state governors, and state representatives. O’Hern’s journalism background includes news reporting and editing for various organizations and news publications in Alabama and Florida since 2002. O’Hern graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science.