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Where the candidates for Georgia’s Senate seat stand on the issues

Herschel Walker agrees to debate Raphael Warnock -- but with stipulations

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Herschel Walker agrees to debate Raphael Warnock -- but with stipulations
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Oct 4, 2022

Here are where the two major party candidates for the U.S. Senate in Georgia — Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock — stand on the major issues:

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