Posted on 10/15/2022 6:22:34 AM PDT by MtnClimber
I’ve got a confession to make. When I saw that Republican Herschel Walker had accepted a debate with Democrat incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, I wasn’t exactly enthused. Yes, to some extent, Walker’s communication issues have been overstated, but no one was ever going to confuse him for a charismatic speaker, and certainly, no one thought he would be a good debater.
The running assumption for the month leading up to the event has been simple: Walker would be lucky to get out alive, and absolutely no one was entertaining the possibility that he could excel.
In a shocking twist, though, that’s exactly what Walker did. It wasn’t a perfect performance, but far from bombing, people are actually suggesting that the Republican candidate may have won the debate. That’s a far cry from the predictions of total meltdown being made just prior to showtime.
We’ll go through some of the highlights and then I’ll give my thoughts on where I think this leaves the race. But first, if you want to know how well Walker did, here’s a columnist from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a leftwing outlet, giving her thoughts.
You know he did what he needed to do when someone who writes for the AJC and The Daily Beast (an outlet currently producing non-stop stories trying to take Walker out) can only muster up that “some of those answers won’t play well, but no catastrophes.”
Anyway, let’s dive into it.
With a story breaking recently that Walker paid for a girlfriend’s abortion back in 2009 (a story he denies), it’s actually surprising that he was willing to go that hard on the topic. Having seen him do it, though, I’m convinced it was the right move. Walker did not need to give up on the chief way to paint Warnock as an extremist, especially when the Democrat is limited in how he can respond because he has his own skeletons in the closet he doesn’t want to be brought up. All in all, it was a good strategy.
On the economy and other policy questions, Walker pressed Warnock on his support for Joe Biden and his inability to make positive change for Georgians. It was another good segment for the Republican candidate.
The common theme with Walker’s approach tonight was aggression. He did not show up to play defense, and I think that played to his advantage. Instead of sitting back and waiting for the moderator and Warnock to hit him on his scandals, he kept pressing Democrat policy failures at every turn. It completely shifted the debate in Walker’s favor, again, something almost no one thought was possible.
Yes we are surprised at a modicum f fairness by moderators!
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The Founders who wrote the Declaration and Constitution weren’t illiterate bumpkins.
Calhoun GA is more correct in NW GA.
“Yup, their in full war paint. Can I say that?”
My 1/32nd Cherokee heritage gives you an eternal pass.
Nixon probably lost the 1960 election because of mob run voter fraud.
Let’s hope there’s no parallel this time.
Did they ever figure out what happened to that NY mail truck trailer the went into Penn, then disappeared (that the driver said was full of ballots)?
Thank you! I’m in Florida but have watched Walker with mixed feelings. Your observations give me hope that he’ll be a decent senator.
President Trump did not lose the 2020 election. I can’t believe I have to say that on this forum.
Biden lost so much that they had to manufacture millions of votes to win by less than 50,000 votes in a few key states.
I think Hershel may have allayed the fears of some conservatives who may have voted for governor but skipped senator.
Rubio is not in a tough fight.
He’s in a much tougher fight than DeSantis, Rubio in a year that DeSantis wasn’t running would have a tough time in winning.
Val Demmings has everything the Democrats look for going against a Republican that brings Zero excitement.
Rubio will most likely win, but he is in a tough fight regardless of what you think.
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How about:
"I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
Whistleblower Videos Capture Pennsylvania Election Officials Destroying Evidence
"the then-unnamed whistleblower had come forward with video evidence purporting to show Delaware County, Pennsylvania election officials destroying records from the November 2020 general election."
Democrats cheat.
DelCo is not demographically anywhere near what it was in the 1950’s.
That certainly was a game changer wasn’t it? It completely deflated mondale for the rest of the evening.
Neither is Walker.
vote fraud cost Trump not debate performance
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