Biden: Herschel Walker "doesn’t deserve to be in this race"

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🗓️ 3 December 2022

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Early voting has ended in Georgia as Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker have been making their final pitches to voters. President Biden weighed in at a fundraiser for Warnock saying Walker “doesn’t deserve to be in this race.” Martha Zoller is a conservative radio host in Georgia who worked on the campaigns for former Republican Sen. David Perdue and current Gov. Brian Kemp. She joins AC360 to discuss early voting turnout and says it’s “going to be a close race.” Plus, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after he lost a bid in Texas to reduce the nearly $50 million damages award handed down by a jury earlier this year over his false claims about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Elizabeth Williamson has reported extensively on the tragedy, its aftermath and lawsuits and is also the author of “Sandy Hook.” She tells Anderson Cooper the filing will “surely be challenged” by the families. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening, early voting.
0:02.3	And it's an I did Georgia Senate runoff.
0:03.9	According to one Georgia election official, it set a record for the day, which is no surprise
0:08.5	considering it's been setting daily records from the start.
0:11.3	A lot is certainly riding on a Republican-Hershawakir's challenge to Senate Rafael Warnaq, including
0:15.7	the former president's reputation as a party kingmaker, practically hand-picked Walker
0:20.5	to run.
0:21.5	Also, at stake, of course, Democratic-Control Committees in the new Senate, which
0:24.8	a Warnaq victory would ensure.
0:27.0	This would mean Senate Democrats could hold hearings and provide a counterweight perhaps
0:30.6	to the House, which will be in Republican hands come January.
0:33.8	Now, beyond that, there's a question of what kind of person the people of Georgia want
0:37.1	representing them.
0:38.1	Hershawakir is a local and national sports hero.
0:40.8	He's also been the target of numerous allegations during the campaign, about his personal
0:44.8	life and his character.
0:46.6	Late today, at a fundraiser in Boston, President Biden weighed in saying, Walker is quote,
0:50.6	a different breed, unquote, from Republicans he dealt with in the Senate.
0:55.1	And then added, quote, he doesn't deserve to be in this race.
0:58.4	Something that former President Obama also mockingly suggested campaigning for Senate Warnaq
1:02.8	last night in Atlanta.
1:04.8	Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of
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