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Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock square off in Georgia Senate debate

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Georgia Senate candidates Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock squared off in a contentious debate for one of the most competitive contests in the country, days before in-person early voting begins. Republican Herschel Walker’s campaign has been rocked by allegations the former football star, who supports a national abortion ban without expectation, asked an ex-girlfriend to have the procedure twice and paid for it on the occasion she did. Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan recently wrote an op-ed for CNN titled “The GOP should never have bet on Herschel Walker.” He tells Anderson Cooper what he would have liked to hear the two candidates discuss. Plus, CNN has more exclusive never-before-seen video of how Congressional leaders on January 6 were frantically coordinating with then-Vice President Pence and Trump cabinet members to stop the rioters and finish certifying the election. All this footage was captured by Alexandra Pelosi, a documentary filmmaker and daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, while she was filming what she thought would be a peaceful transfer of power. Tonight’s video shows Pelosi talking to the Vice President about contingency plans for continuing the work of Congress. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe joins AC360 to discuss Pelosi’s leadership during one of the darkest days in American history. Airdate: October 14, 2022Guests: Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, Andrew McCabe. 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.

0:01.0

Tonight, we have more than never before seen video from January 6th from inside the secure

0:05.8

location where congressional leaders were scrambling to continue the peaceful transfer of power

0:10.0

even as the capital was under assault.

0:12.2

Historic moments captured and remarkable up close, you are there to tell.

0:16.6

We begin though tonight in Georgia where the only debate and a race that could decide which

0:20.1

party controls the Senate has just wrapped up.

0:23.1

Because it took place just three days before early voting begins, Georgians will start

0:26.8

casting ballots with what happened tonight, freshen their minds.

0:31.0

Democratic Senator Rafael Warnauk and Republican challenger, Herschel Walker.

0:34.5

Senator Warnauk is, you know, won his seat in the 2020 election and a narrowly decided

0:38.4

runoff.

0:39.4

Walker is a former University of Georgia, starting to start running back with a former president

0:42.7

firmly behind him.

0:44.2

Senator Warnauk is a pastor, Herschel Walker, who is running on a family values platform,

0:49.0

is currently involved in a scandal over allegedly pressuring the mother of one of his children

0:53.4

to get an abortion.

0:54.4

Here's how the abortion issue came up tonight.

0:57.2

For a week before this debate, a former girlfriend made public accusations saying you paid for

1:02.6

an abortion and that you encouraged her to have another.

1:05.5

In an ABC News interview this week, you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies.

1:11.2

For the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims

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