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Alex Henderson

Walker on debate: "I'm not that smart"

Candidate for US Senate Herschel Walker (R-GA) speaks to supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Although incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker — the main candidates in Georgia's 2022 U.S. Senate race — have exchanged plenty of barbs, they haven't had a formal debate. But that will change on Friday, October 14, when Warnock and Walker have agreed to debate one another.

Warnock, often described as a great public speaker, is expected to outperform Walker in the debate. But Walker may have a trick up his sleeve: setting expectations low and then overperforming.

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