give it up for herschel walker. [applause] >> herschel walker. herschel walker: how are you doing?nother day to be glad in it. i give lord to my father jesus, if you do not acknowledge him he will not acknowledge you. i came knocking a let me in. i want to acknowledge my wife, because i am in this fight. she's in this fight with me. i want to thank haley for her words and a great example of how american indian community. she is a great example. [applause] i will talk about leadership. we are on the unity tour. my opponent raphael warnock, i remember hearing him say that america needs to apologize for its whiteness. i am like that is not in the bible i read. if you look at it. our father apologized for his whiteness. if you read the constitution, it talks about everyman being treated fair. what we have done is put the wrong person at the table to do the negotiation for you. rev. warnock went to washington, and got rich. he went to washington and forgot about the people that voted him in. i am here to let him know it is time for him to go. it is time for herschel walker to represent

thank you for coming out for herschel walker today. e are campaigning all over the country and we just left pennsylvania helping dr. oz, we're here for herschel and doing something for brian kemp and as we go across the country, everybody is realizing they don't have the luxury of politics because things are tough right now. they go to the gas station and it costs more and that's how they get to work. they go to the grocery store and it's more expensive and that's how they feed their families. we're seeing that utility prices are going up, one out of every six americans can't pay their utility bills. we're looking at the fact that america is $30 trillion in debt. we're having to borrow money just to make our interest payments. and what's happening in washington? washington continues to spend. their answer to inflation is to raise your taxes and they continue to do it without understanding any sack faces sacrifices. do you know what they spent that rafael warlock. >> and over 2 million for trails, trying to get the world cup. 6 1/2 milli

just hours ago, democratic senator raphael warnock saying he will debate former nfl star herschel walkergia with conditions. a major move when that race is tightening fast. real clear politics considered a tossup. walker had barely been seen on the trail recently but today gaining ground in spite of a series of controversies in gas and launching a statewide bus tour. for the latest on the race, let's bring in alison barber in emmerson, georgia. two days left in the campaign. maybe movement in that debate over whether there will be a debate. what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, we are debating debates at this point in georgia. essentially what you've had happen here is remember if you go back to the republican primary, you had a situation where herschel walker did not participate in any primary debates. he said when i asked him about this when i interacted with him around primary election day, he said i'm far ahead of my candidates why would i have done that and asked whether he'd participate in debates he said yes, of course i would. different months in months that followed, wee

but he is herschel walker and this is georgia. herschel walker is a legend in georgia. he has a good amount of money, a skyhigh name id. he is a serious threat to warnock. host: how do you use poles of the hotline? guest: wheeze a lot of caveats of those right now. [laughter] we try to look at those in aggregate right now. we do not pay attention to ones that we think will be outliers. but there are some that have the race between about 10 points in favor of warnock to about four or five points right now. we try to average those out, look at the quality. when it comes to 2024, polling, hypotheticals like that, we try to do as little as possible. people are just talking about them because they are important, looking ahead a little bit. but we try not to base a whole story or anything on a 2024 pole that is so far off. let's focus on the next 63 days. host: kirk bado is the managing editor of the national journal hotline. (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8002 for independents. elizabeth on the independent line. good morning. caller:

but he is herschel walker and this is georgia. herschel walker is a legend in georgia. he has a good amount of money, a skyhigh name id. he is a serious threat to warnock. host: how do you use poles of the hotline? guest: wheeze a lot of caveats of those right now. [laughter] we try to look at those in aggregate right now. we do not pay attention to ones that we think will be outliers. but there are some that have the race between about 10 points in favor of warnock to about four or five points right now. we try to average those out, look at the quality. when it comes to 2024, polling, hypotheticals like that, we try to do as little as possible. people are just talking about them because they are important, looking ahead a little bit. but we try not to base a whole story or anything on a 2024 pole that is so far off. let's focus on the next 63 days. host: kirk bado is the managing editor of the national journal hotline. (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8002 for independents. elizabeth on the independent line. good morning. caller:

straight ahead, herschel walker surging in the georgia senate race. raphael warnock, all of a sudden he wants to debate herschel. herschel joins us on the very latest out of georgia. straight ahead. the newday 100 loan. it lets you borrow up to 100% of your home's value, not just 80%. that extra cash helps you pay down high-rate credit cards, personal loans, even car loans. credit concerns? give us a call. when your bank says “no” to a veteran newday can say yes. in a recent clinical study, patients using salonpas patch reported reductions in pain severity, using less or a lot less oral pain medicines. and improved quality of life. that's why we recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. >> sean: we are nine weeks away from the midterm races and key senate matchups are beginning to take shape. rob lukens nor on the rise. that includes in georgia, herschel walker, this race is neck and neck. the last two pools have herschel up over raphael warnock and the senate may be decided by the state of georgia. incumbent senator raphael warnock has agreed to finally

herschel walker was asked how he was preparing himself for this debate. exactly set the bar high. take a listen. >> talking to the voters. talking to you. you told me i've got to prepare, so i'm preparing. i'm just a country boy. i'm not that smart and he's that preacher. he's a smart man, wears these nice suits. so he's going to show up and embarrass me at the debate. i'm going to show up and do my best. >> i've never heard a candidate for office describe himself as not that smart. >> well, if you liken this to a boxing match, right, he's up against someone who in martin luther king's pool. so you want to neutralize his strongest punch, a. b, you want to just -- you want the judges to say, okay, if he does land a punch, oh, we saw that coming, that's no big deal. and c, if you're herschel walker, if you're able to land a jab or two on that debate night, you want the judges to come away, hey, he went toe to toe. >> this is campaign 101. lowering expectations ahead of a debate and to your point making it seem like any good thing you do -- any -- we might a

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herschel walker joins me right now. 's great to see you, thanks very much for being here this morning. >> hey, thank you for having me on, maria. maria: yeah. and we've been talking about september 11th and the great leadership of the first responders. we are also looking ahead to why we need to see a change in policy, herschel. assess the situation today, # 1 years after september 11th -- 21 years after september 11th, and what you want to see change in terms of policy there in georgia. >> well, you know, you've got to pay tribute to the 9/11 victims, you know? but also you saw america come together. you saw america come together because this country was, you know, it was on a war with a country that didn't believe in us. and right now we have leaders in washington like joe biden doing venomous speeches that doesn't believe in american people. he trying to separate us. i'm running against senator warnock who says white people gotta apologize for white 'em, america gotta apologize for whiteness. you're looking for a vote

he is herschel walker, this is georgia.hel walker is a legend in georgia, he is a sky high name id and poses a serious threat to rafael warnock. host: how much space -- how do you use pole to the hotline? what do you use? guest: we use a lot of caveats with our polls. we try to look at polls in the aggregate, we try not to pay attention to one-off poles were polls we think are going to be outliers. there are some polls that have the race between 10 points in favor of warnock to about four or five points, we are trying to average those and look at the quality of polls. when it comes to 2024 polling and hypotheticals like that, we try to minimize that as little as possible. we -- people are talking about them, these are important like looking ahead. we try not to base a whole story or anything on one 2024 pole when it is so far off. we have a whole slate of elections coming up in 63 days. host: kirk beto, managing editor of the national journals hotline. (202) 748-8000, line for democrats. (202) 748-8001, line for republicans

herschel walker wasn't vetted. he is inexperienced. he is trump's candidate and the question going forward is, you know, whether brian kemp's lead against stacey abrams will be enough to bring herschel walker across the finish line. i think what republicans have going for them it's still early. only september. a couple months left. there could be some october surprises. it's not over. but the georgia race is a very, very interesting one. i think there should be an easier contest for the senate than it is right now. >> bret: marie in pennsylvania, will fetterman debate? >> i think he will. it's harder for candidates not to. but candidates who are in the lead don't have a lot to gain from debating. it's always people who are behind in the polls who want to get scrappy on that debate stage which is why dr. oz wants to do it. look, i think this is a prime opportunity for democrats. if we win ohio, if democrats win ohio, that is an extraordinary night. fetterman is someone that they think has a good chance and i think will debate. >> bret:

this is, like, on a tee for herschel walker, even though she's a -- he's a football player.ed out no way are we going to change the name, he is solidly in the majority, i think, among georgians on that question. and now you've got the weird, sort of tepid answers from war knock, and this was, i guess, a white house-driven story based on a question. i'm glad we're talking about it because i think it underscores how frivolous many people on the left are. and if we want to talk about something more meaningful involving atlanta baseball and the politics on the left, i would go back to last season where the all-star game was stolen out of that city for an absolute lie, a capitulation to the hard left by major league baseball egged on by the president of the united states all the way on down, stacey abrams, raphael warnock. they're all trying to pretend the, oh, no, we weren't for that. of course they were. using words like jim crow 2.0. they got what they wanted. a lot of people weren't happy about it, and i think brian kemp and herschel walker are using that as a campaign talkin

for a while, what we were hearing is herschel walker had no chance. he was the trump-supported candidate. that, you know, he was sort of the candidate quality was questioned about no one specifically by senator mcconnell. walker fell into the group that people assumed he was talking about. so marc, now he's out there and he's just saying look, this is who i am. i'm a regular guy, former nfl football player, as much as you can be regular with that background. he said this about is the student loan issue. i have people in my town that wanted to go to college. they couldn't go and stayed home and worked. now our government is saying i'm going to take your money and pay for someone else to which the crowd responded very favorably to that, marc. your thoughts and then we'll hear what marc thinks. >> he's 100% right. that decision by biden will be a key issue in a lot of races. i don't think a lot of working class people who the democrats claim to represent want to be paying for the graduate school degree of wall street executives and doctors and the rest of

i mean, herschel walker's unintelligent.shness that you just. hard but -- take it away. it is almost as if, and please forgive me. it is almost as if he makes oswald bates with marshmallow from fat albert it is the most bizarre combination of conspiracies. and not making any. sense it is strange. >> we must internalize the flagellation of the matter by transmitting the effervescence of the indian in proximity in order to further segregate the crux of my venereal infection. >> the coast is clear. -- the policeman wherever we'd be -- . >> the accuracy. and it is frightening that this man it is in close proximity to reverend senator raphael warnock. terrence, what is your prediction for this debate. who will be helped with this who will be harmed by this so ralph feel warnock is a strategist. we are helping to define this debate. and a part of herschel walker's appeal, it is this strongman. it is the hyper masculinity. and frankly, he is a. hero i'm not just amongst football fans, among sports fans in georgia. so we had already

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senator raphael warnock, a democrat, is trying to hold his seat against republican herschel walker. >d to the debate because i have to show up and be prepared. >> candidates are scheduled to debate october 14th. warnock is pressing walker to agree to a second debate. walker down played his expected performance calling himself a country boy and not that smart. his campaign says those comments were sarcastic. abortion has also played a significant role in this race. walker has said he wants a total ban. warnock says he supports access to abortion. >> i have a profound reverence for life and i also have a deep respect for choice i just happen it think that a patient's room is too narrow and cramped for a woman and doctor and the united states government. too many people in the room. >> abortion playing into georgia's governor's race. governor brian kemp signed a law in 2019 that bans most abortions after heart activity is detected. that's as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. democratic challenger stacey abrams says the heart isn't mature enough at six weeks. >> there is no such thing

the most recent poll herschel walker leads by two points.rom emerson college, but in the majority of polls we have seen so far, neither candidate is really above the 50% threshold. that's important, because in this state, if one candidate does not get at least 50% of the vote, the top two go to a runoff. that is something that no one wants to do happen against. we are seeing two candidates increasingly hitting the road, herschel walking launching his in emerson this morning. rafael warnock launching his about three weeks ago. will a debate or not? i think it's frustrating talk for voters, but maybe we're getting closer to seeing the two candidates come together on stage in what is a very important race that could very well determine who controls the united states senate. >> alison, you're giving us flashbacks to 2020/2021. let's move from the southeast to the southwest. vaughn, i want to ask about these deniers that are on the ballot in many states. these are incredibly important positions, right? >> right. let's look at arizona here. in ord

herschel walker, i can't wait for that debate. also tonight florida authorities are preparing residents for the expected arrival of hurricane ian. expecting to strike florida the middle of this week. here is the florida senator marco rubio. this looks severe. there are evacuations around tampa. what is going on behind-the-scenes? >> well, the good news is that florida has a lot of experience doing this unfortunately because we had a lot of storms. a few years ago i went to the national hurricane center and said what is the worst possible storm hitting our state? they described what we are facing right now. a powerful hurricane stalled off the coast. doesn't have to make landfall over florida. stalls and pushing water into the tampa bay region and the western part of the state. 5 to 10 foot storm surge which are not survivable. you can shelter against the wind but you can't shelter against water. when the tide gets that high, you can't survive. the only way to avoid dieing is to leave. they know the areas most vulnerable. it will t

that's why the people of georgia are looking for someone new like herschel walker. and i encourage you guys, go toh teamel .com is tablas, take the people's seat by and put herschel walker and then seemond senator warner called you out on the campaign trail this week. >> watch my opponent said that he would debate me anywhere, any time. and then i accepted t three debates and i'm still stiw waiting on him to agree to t debate herschel. >> rs that true? as he accepted three debates? >> and why haven't you accepted any? well, i haven't accepted the debate in his hometown,d and that's what i want everyone to know. in hissenator warner is a liare he's lied tod me. and you se e that they put almost 15 million dollars n a raceme i is virtually tied on my head. i want to hear ahead by two points in to support me,ints. because right now, senator , one , i do not want to debate, not ask for a debate in town in front of an audience so everyone can see the contrast that he voted. and i think abous. t this. he voted to put men in women's sports . he voted for a woman to kill v

everyone is talking about that herschel walker ad.which one -- >> about the gun to the head. >> these very tough ads put out, as you know, which has his former wife talking in chilling detail about how he held a gun to her head, threatened to blow her brains out. they've poured tons of money into those ads. they have not moved the needle for warnock and that has to be troubling. >> some of those ads following up with not just the ex-wyche but even admissions that herschel walker has made in interviews and that's been woven into some of the ads, too. you say so far it has not moved the needle. >> everyone is talking about a run-off and how likely that is at this point. >> here we go again. good to see you both. thank you so much for coming in. appreciate it. >>> it's a real-life csi. how dna left on a straw helped the fbi catch a stalker who threatened a csi miami actress and her daughter calling himself freddie krueger. the incredible story next. ♪ how about stay the night then strut on home ♪ ♪ day one, i'm in love with your strut ♪

democratic senator raphael warnock leads his gop opponent, former nfl star herschel walker 51-49 while republican governor brian kemp, in a highly anticipated rematch with democrat stacey abrams, leads that race by just six points. here's cbs's nikole killion. >> and so i want you to know cobb county, that i'm ready. >> i'm going to represent georgia. >> reporter: in battleground georgia, the senate race issa politics. why do you thinkhis race to sta working for the people. >> reporter: according to cbs news battleground tracker, democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock gets favorable marks on character and experience compared to gop challenger herschel walker. >> i believe reverend warnock is the better candidate. >> reporter: the race has turned increasingly divisive with both candidates recently agreeing to debate. >> if you're not ready for a debate, you're not ready. >> and he's a preacher. he's a smart man, wear these night suits. so he's going to show up and embarrass me at the debate. >> reporter: the heisman trophy winner has been plagued by gaffes and accused of lying abo

but he is herschel walker and this is georgia. herschel walker is a legend in georgia.s a good amount of money, a skyhigh name id. he is a serious threat to warnock. host: how do you use poles of the hotline? guest: wheeze a lot of caveats of those right now. [laughter] we try to look at those in aggregate right now. we do not pay attention to ones that we think will be outliers. but there are some that have the race between about 10 points in favor of warnock to about four or five points right now. we try to average those out, look at the quality. when it comes to 2024, polling, hypotheticals like that, we try to do as little as possible. people are just talking about them because they are important, looking ahead a little bit. but we try not to base a whole story or anything on a 2024 pole that is so far off. let's focus on the next 63 days. host: kirk bado is the managing editor of the national journal hotline. (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8002 for independents. elizabeth on the independent line. good morning. caller: i just

star herschel walker 51 to 49, while republican governor brian kemp in a highly anticipated rematch with democrat stacey abrams leads that race by just six points. here's cbs's nikole killion. >> and, so, i want you to know, cobb county, that i'm ready. >> i'm going to represent georgia. >> reporter: in battle dprownd georgia, the senate race is shaping up as a clash between personality and partisan politics. why do you think this race is so close? >> i'm going to stay focused on working for the people. >> reporter: according to cbs news battleground tracker, democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock gets favorable marks on character and experience compared to g.o.p. challenger herschel walker. >> i believe reverend warnock is the better candidate. >> reporter: the race has turned increasingly divisive with both candidates recently agreeing to debate. >> if you're not ready for a debate, you're not ready. >> he's a preacher, he's a smart man, wear these nice suits, so he's going to show up and embarrass me at the debate. >> reporter: the trump-backed heisman trophy winner has been pla

we could say all night long that herschel walker is nuts.lation falls on the incumbent. >> right, and i do think that they are at a minimum able to talk about things that certainly senator warnock can talk about things that democrats have done in washington, that he has done in washington, that he has brought to georgia as a result of being in the senate and can make an affirmative case as to why he should, he should be returned to the senate. there is a new poll out that has, if i'm remembering right, senator warnock now slightly above herschel walker and the latest poll. but as that poll, that poll number that you show there, with inflation being the number one concern, of 41% of people polled, a sort of the warning shot to georgia democrats, but also to democrats writ large that as much as there is this energy and passion behind the issue of abortion, and you know, republicans not being of the help themselves by continue to put the issue out there for people to continue to be passionate about senator lindsey graham, they still, georgians,

here with reaction, georgia senate candidate herschel her walker now leading in the polls in georgia. herschel, good to see you. your opponent, raphael warnock, is a radical. your opponenwarnoct, raphael wa. what percentage of the timeerceg does you vote with joe biden? >> well, he votes 96% ofe time w the time, joe biden. so i don't want you to get this wrong. joe biden. i di that it's just joe biden. no, it's the people that runon on the democratic side as well ,because they voted right along with it. you know, and if you have, that's what you want. they are they're going to give you more of it. and right now, they're trying to pretend that they aree someth something better. right now, my opponent don't he don't want to campaign with joe biden, but he's cut from the same cloth as joe biden, he believes, and no cash bail that you're going to have these criminals running the streets, i doing what they're doing, breaking into stores.ngo stores. he's have demonized our police department. so he's goalice s right along with joe biden.t it so let's not get it wrong that people were running

one of the key factors in georgia, a tremendous place, has to do with the fact that that man, herschel walkershed for over 500 yards as a college football player for the georgia bulldogs, scoring 49 touchdowns. georgia has a memory. >> that's the case. won them the national championship. >> that's right. >> heisman trophy. we will see. >>> the markets open in a few moments after dramatic fall yesterday. andrew ross sorkin joins us next. what do we want delivered every month? clumping litter? salmon pate? love that for me. just choose the frequency and ship it! i feel so accomplished. now you can pet me. great prices on everything pets want. chewy. ice cream is like whooping cough, it's not just for kids. whooping cough is highly contagious for people of any age. and it can cause violent uncontrollable coughing fits. ask your doctor or pharmacist about whooping cough vaccination because it's not just for kids. ♪♪ subway's drafting 12 new subs for the all-new subway series menu the new monster has juicy steak and crispy bacon. but what about the new boss? it looks so good it makes me hangry! se

herschel walker has agreed to debate next month, but he said this about his opponent, senator warnockm just a country boy. and he is a preacher he is a smart man, wearing his suits. so he is going show up and embarrass me at the debate i'm going to show up and do my best >> setting a mighty low bar. >> yes this is the classic game of lowering expectations. he wants to enter that october 14th debate with folks questioning whether he can even utter a sentence so, that if he holds his own, voters and others will think he won the debate i can tell you behind the scenes, herschel walker is working. he has a debate coach. he spent hours preparing for that showdown with senator raphael warnock. i think this get hangzhou his competitive juices flowing >> the dogs winning doesn't hurt great to see you >>> it's peak hurricane season, but many in florida are still struggling to get property insurance. why some companies are abandoning the state and what it means for homeowners >>> plus, a first of its kind push to address mental health. the test that experts are just now recommending that most e

there is no way herschel walker can win.thinking get in the way of things. just because you don't think herschel walker can win, doesn't mean he can't. >> i want to underline and highlight what you just, i guess carried, sick around, we have plenty more to talk about. next, the political report, it is, updated encouraging news i would argue for democrats, we are going to talk about a few races to watch and what could be driving these shifts right after this. gh after this out of her medicare plan. ♪wow, uh-huh♪ advantage: me! can't wait 'til i turn 65! take advantage with an aarp medicare advantage plan... only from unitedhealthcare. make your home totally you. take advantage with an aarp medicare advantage plan... i did with wayfair. sometimes i'm a homebody. can never have too many pillows. sometimes i'm all business. wooo! i'm a momma 24/7. seriously with the marker? i'm a bit of a foodie. perfect. but not much of a chef. yes! ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need. ♪ so, you're 45. that's the perfect age to see some old f

judy: georgia with herschel walker? >> herschel walker just won in a special election.sing a ton of money. the former heisman trophy winner, trump really got him into this race. he won in the primary i think, many reasons, not trump alone, he is a football hero but he is lagging behind. we could see in the governor's race, brian kemp is running. could he help shirt -- herschel walker? judy: rafael warnock is running in the special election. only a minute, nevada with another trump endorsed candidate. >> adam laxalt is more of a generic republican, former attorney general, and in wisconsin, ron johnson is the most endangered senate republican, behind in pulling with the lieutenant governor barnes having one the nomination. johnson's approval ratings are low for an incumbent. he managed to hang on in tough cycles before. could we see this titan? these could go either way. we see the senate overall as a tossup, but this is a better environment for democrats with two months to go than many anticipated. judy: fascinating. interesting and closely fought in ste after state. je

could he help herschel walker over the goal line? judy: we should clarify, raphael warnock won in that special election. very quickly, you have nevada with another trump endorsement. jessica: adam laxalt is more of a generic republican. was former attorney general. and in wisconsin, ron johnson is the most endangered senate republican. he is behind in polling with the lieutenant governor there, barnes. johnson'spproval ratings are very low for an incumbent. he has managed to hang on before, so could we see this one be tight. these could all go either way. we still see the senate overall as a tossup but it is a much better environment for democra with two months to go than many of them had anticipated. judy: fascinating. one really interesting race closely fought in state after state. jessica taylor, thank you very much. jessica: thanks, judy. judy: millions of people have fled the war in ukraine. among them, hundreds of elderly holocaust survivors. they are becoming refugees once again as they near the end of their lives. more than 8

>> herschel walker is running against raphael warnock in the november midterm elections. the democratic incumbent held his own campaign event in northeast atlanta which included a meet and greet was taurine american seniors. this runs 35 minutes. >> i am honored by the enthusiasm i feel as a sense of connection that i feel with my korean sisters and brothers. i want to thank ceo joy, and the senior director of race kingdom further kindness and hospitality -- grace kang for the kindness and hospitality. to represent all of the citizens of georgia in every corner of our state. [applause] [foreign language] [applause] sen. warnock: as she said it during my introduction, i am one of 12 children in my family, i am number 11. i am the first college graduate. clearly, my parents, both of whom were preachers read this scripture and took it seriously. be fruitful and multiply. my dad used to wake me up every morning, rain or shine. during the school year and during the summer. he never allowed me to see nate or allowed my siblings to sleep late. he would say wake up, get dressed,

. >> herschel walker is running against senator raphael warnock in the november midterm elections. the democratic incumbent held his own campaign event in northeast atlanta which included a a meet and greet with korean american seniors. this runs 35 minutes. >> it is absolutely wonderful to be here. i am deeply honored by the invitation and by the enthusiasm that i feel and the sense of connection that i feel with my korean sisters and brothers. i want to thank ceo choi and the senior director grace king for their kindness, for the hospitality. represent you in the united states senate is the high honor of my life. to represent all of the citizens of georgia in every corner of our state. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] [applause] >> as she said during my introduction, i am one of 12 children in my family, i am number 11 out of 12, and the first college graduate. clearly, my parents, both of whom were preachers, read the scripture and took it seriously, be fruitful and multiply. my dadad used to wake me up evey morning rain or shine during the school year and during the summe

a lot of people ask me, how is herschel walker doing so well against rafael warnock? for herschel walker is hard to overstate what he means as this huge, larger—than—life sports icon in georgia, born and raised in georgia, led the marquis couege raised in georgia, led the marquis college football team for its first—ever national championship. it's like in england, if david beckham or whatever the current biggest star is ran for office not just in the country, but in their home territory, if you will. so, it carries a lot of weight, just his name. people really revere him and aren't bothered as much by some of his controversies. it’s aren't bothered as much by some of his controversies.— his controversies. it's a good analor his controversies. it's a good analogy that _ his controversies. it's a good analogy that you _ his controversies. it's a good analogy that you make i his controversies. it's a good analogy that you make with l his controversies. it's a good i analogy that you make with david brechin, not least given he was recently queued up with everybody else ——

. >> that my question is about georgia how is herschel walker even competing with t senator warnock?georgia is a very close race. i think republicans when they first enteredai the midterm campaign season they tried to sell warnock as a more radical candidate and they found that it was difficult with the ebenezer baptist church. but georgia is also a very purple state. he does have the name recognition and appeals to republican voters. >> and looking up their ratings of the races just like inside elections in the exact tossup category. if you cover the georgia race how does a political reporter cover a race? what do you focus on? what is the art and the science of being a political reporter on the ground? >> so connecting with voters and let them share with you some of the concerns and voters were concerned about the economy, and gas prices going up and concerned about not buying enough groceries for their families so to talk to voters and what are some of the issues that are top of mind. >> staying in the peach state frank from republicans good morning. >>caller: good morning. the ga

. >> herschel walker has a two point lead over warnock and the libertarian candidate chase oliver pullingt a glorious 3%. love to see it. warnock pulled over 50% and raises possibility of potential runoff in december. our libertarians in georgia going to be the deciding factor once again? looking at you, shane hazel. looking at georgia libertarian candidate and outside of them. i know you've had a very interesting political journey. are you excited or nervous that it is culminated in a lot of people being mad at you and this is before the general election in november. >> well, i've been a libertarian canned dates for congress before and a libertarian for over a decade now, and i'm used to both the parties not liking me and think that i'm spoiling an election when i'm just providing a choice for voters. kennedy: do libertarian candidates in georgia, is it different than in other st stats you took as many democrats from hillary clinton as from donald trump and do you tend to take here we go again. >> i'm earning across the spectrum to be sure and i've spoken to people that normally vote as

meanwhile, herschel walker up with an interesting new ad where he's trying to use warnock's word on raceguing that when warnock has talked about race, it has been too divisive. walker really characterizing himself as a unifier. that contest so crucial because it could determine the balance of power in the senate. >>> the republican governors of texas and florida vow they'll keep sending migrants to democrat led cities. (cecily) adam, look-y what i got... (asdam) is that the new iphone 14 pro? (cecily) yup, with this amazing new camera, smile! (adam) and you got it on verizon? (cecily) iphone 14 pro, on themem. you should get one! wow, you can h hustle. (vo) get a new iphone 14 pro, on us. and get it with one unlimited for r iphone. only on verizon. get ready - our most popular battery is even more powerful. the stroer, lasts-longer energizer max. ubrelvy helps u fight migraine attacks. u rise to the challenge. u won't clock out. so u bring ubrelvy. it can quickly stop migraine in its tracks within 2 hours... ...without worrying if it's too late or where you are. unlike older medicines, u

. >> as i say here before in election cycle before -- the tv doctors and herschel walker -- herschel among the most unqualified, if not the most unqualified candidate running to serve, not only because he seems incapable of answering just the most basic policy questions, but because he appears to lie almost instinctual in a way we have not seen since donald trump. walker lies about little things like his academic background or the number of children he has. the similarities to trump don't end there -- about to go, if the ex-president -- the foundation, where he raised millions of dollars for veteran charities, and then when he figured folks were no longer paying attention, he neglected to actually -- it was only when reporter david fahrenthold and other members of the media repeatedly -- donald trump about losing money, that they're actually donated at all. david fahrenthold is back at it again -- in a new report from -- made by -- a pledge still available, on an archive version of its website, 2017, quote, walker's company respects its roots and -- that is why 15% of its profits are

i think in terms of herschel walker's -- he had dealt reverend warnock for a number of weeks and months- now, he has finally agreed to one debate. and he has already stepped out by saying, well, i'm not that smart. i'm just a hot country boy. he is dressed nice. he is a pastor, where's night suits. i will just try to do my best and show up. -- he will probably humiliate me. i will just show up and do my best. what he's doing there is twofold. he is first level setting expectations. so, if he turns in a debate performance that is forgettable, he has already done more than most people would have expected. the second thing he is doing is he is blowing a dog whistle to many very conservative white southern voters in the state of georgia, who are not thrilled about the fact that georgia went blue in the last presidential election. he is letting them know, by doubling down on old, tired, racist tropes. listen, i'm not out here trying to think for myself, i like being able to be swayed or listen to. there are a lot of people out there smarter than me and no better than me. i think it is really

senator warnock is in a nail biter with nominee herschel walker. rich edson is following it live for us in washington this morning with the latest. good morning, rich. >> good morning. it is one of the closest senate races in the country. the polling over the past few weeks shows this contest is tightening. senator warnock, democrat, trying to hold his seat against former football star republican herschel walker. if neither secures at least 50% of the vote in this one it goes to a runoff. candidates are scheduled to debate in savannah october 14th. warnock wants to increase police funding for local departments that passed the house last week. warnock has been attacking walker on abortion. walker has said he wants a total ban, says he supports lindsey graeme's proposal to outlaw abortions after 15 weeks and calls warnock radical on the issue. abortion is also playing into georgia's governor race. governor kemp signed a law in 2019 that bans most abortions after heart activity is detected. that's as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. democratic cha

a new poll shows democrat senator raphael warnock and republican herschel walker in a statistical deadt. so we may have to wait weeks to find out which party will control the senate. it was a cliff-hanger last time in 2020. could be a cliff-hanger again this time around. rich edson joins me now reporting live from washington. hi, rich. >> good afternoon, martha. it takes at least 50% of the vote to secure this election outright without a run-off. with a tight race with raphael warnock and herschel walker and a libertarian candidate, this could need a second round. a recent poll has warnock up 5 percentage points. some have said this is within the margin of error. that's the case with this atlanta constitution survey. it gives walker a slight lead, less than two points. abortion is a major issue. warnock says women have the right to choose and walker has supported lindsey graham's ban outlawing abortion after 15 weeks. >> if i voted for it today, i would vote for it. i pro life. i'm a christian. i won't apologize for it. >> i'll say it before and i'm say it again. a patient's room is to

herschel walker is caught and surpassed raphael warnock in georgia not by a lot but by a little. getting caught. i think dr. oz has a lot of momentum meanwhile new states come into play in the senate race, especially colorado with joe owe district attorney. o'day.all tolled, the presidentw everything into this student loan bailout. and it blew up in his hands. he tried again with that speech in philadelphia. it blew up in his hands. he is out there trying as best he can but there is a reason people don't show up with him, bret, because he is an anchor on the electability. while i think it's a good thing for democrats say going to win the house it's a joke. we all know it's a joke. just a question of whether kevin mccarthy 10 or 25 seat margin. >> bret: we had everybody choose a race. hugh, you chose georgia. you just mentioned it that the herschel walker raphael warnock race and the rcp average has closed. interest are some new polls suggesting walker has moved as you mentioned in recent days. morgan, your race is a primary up in new hampshire. >> yeah. we still have a primary le

raphael warnock is defending his senate seat against republican herschel walker. democrats have been buoyed by the fact that revel reverend warnock is such a great candidate and herschel walker is such a what is the diplomatic way to say it, such as disaster. a new poll shows that warnock leading his republican challenger by six points among likely voters, which is a close vote race but a decent margin for a democrat in a state that until recently was pretty reliably red. but that same poll shows a tighter race for georgia governor. sitting republican governor brian kemp is at 50% while democrat stacey abrams is at 48%. the difference is within the surveys margin of or error and the pollsters described this race is too close to call. meanwhile, a separate poll out today shows stacey abrams ahead by one point, and that one is from a republican pollster. if so this is clearly a super close race. it might also be the race that's also a bellwether for american politics, more of a reflection of where the country is at, than just about any other race in the country. and

herschel walker previously said that he was willing to debate the incumbent democrat senator raphaelarnock at the time and place of the senator's choosing he agreed to three debates, one in atlanta, georgia, macon, georgia, and savannah, georgia.. th walker agreed to a different debate in savannah, georgia. they've gone back and forth criticizing each other for not agreeing to the other debate, but this morning, perhaps a glimmer of hope that might have an agreement on the horizon. they are willing to participate in the savanna debate. walker has agreed to participate in, if the walker campaign agrees the topics will not be provided beforehand. and, the agree to participate at one of the other debates that warnock has already agreed to. either macon, or atlanta. warnock steam has a new ad criticizing walker for agreeing to a debate were topics would be given to the candidate to beforehand. he tweeted a response writing "i do not need to be topics. i have some accepted the savanna debate without conditions. you should, too, but he is playing games." both candidates have launched tauru

oz has momentum there as well as you are starting to see a small but consistent lead with herschel walker georgia. watch nevada senate race as well. the number to look out, above all others is biden's approval rating. he cannot get about 43 or so%. unless you're less a missed manchin or collins, if you are not outrunning the president by seven or eight points you're just not. >> let me take a bite at that apple. matt laid a lot of things out there. not a lot of confidence in that red wave paid also pointing to the senate, what you say? >> yes, look, i think democrats have a great case from the senate at the moment. we have great candidates running. tim ryan is crushing it in ohio, state president trump a one it should not be competitive but it is because he is a great candidate. he is out fundraising at jd vance. he is struggling to consolidate her problems because of numerous mistakes he's made on the campaign the same with herschel walker. dr. oz is living in new jersey, is a doctor in new york i think fetterman's making a great case he cannot represent the commonwealth of pennsylvania.

in the state of georgia, the democratic senator, raphael warnock, and gop candidate, herschel walker, have been going back and forth for months. today, a potential break in the standoff. nbc's ellison barber, is in emerson, georgia, about 40 minutes west of atlanta. >> reporter: in georgia politics, we are debating debates right now. the republican candidate, herschel walker, previously said he was willing to debate the incumbent senator, raphael warnock, at the time and place of the senator's choosing. he agreed to three debates. one in atlanta georgia, one in macon, georgia, and one in savannah, georgia. they agreed to a different debate in savannah, georgia. they have gone back and forth for not agreeing to the others debate. this morning, perhaps a glimmer of hope that maybe an agreement is on the horizon. the campaign said they are willing to participate in the savanna debate. walker has already agreed to participate in this, if the walker campaign agrees the topics will not be provided beforehand. they agreed to participate at one of the other debates that he has already agreed

herschel walker has struggled as a candidate a little bit., those are the three races we're probably going to be talking about on election day when we're talking about who controls the senate. >> now let's look a bit further into the future beyond the midterms. let's look at 2024. what are people saying now about the possibility of joe biden running for reelection? >> we can even talk about joe biden 2022. where he stands matters to candidates in 2022. this is pretty good news for joe biden. obviously joe biden would rather have these numbers be flip-flopped. he'd rather from the 55 be his approval and the 45 be his disapproval. but 45 is pretty good for where joe biden has been. his numbers have been 41, maybe 42 for a while now. 45 is upward. you're looking for trend lines when it comes to polling. he's moving in the right direction as you get closer to the election. the but is this, this was the same poll -- remember, he was at 45% approval in this poll. 28% of people want him to run again. pamela, numbers are even more striking. yes, of c

look at a guy like herschel walker not a great candidate.te but still he is that inflation driving that race? >> inflation nick malaise. that's the story of midterms in a lot of these big senate races. democrats are energized on abortion. republicans are energized on immigration and economy. independents going to swing this midterm election. they are much more economic focused the base of the parties. inflation isn't going away. people have a very negative mood about the future of the country economically speaking. >> bret: georgia governor's race there stacey abrams and the recent poll trails pretty significantly to republican governor brian kemp. she has been talking and questioned numerous times about denying that she lost the election to kemp and been trying to walk that back in recent days. take a listen. >> this is not a speech of concession. because, concession means to acknowledge an action is right true or proper. as a woman of conscience and faith i cannot concede that. >> there was intentional disinvestment and i think destruction