Walker, Warnock meet for only debate in Georgia Senate race

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, will meet Friday night for their only debate in Georgia's marquee Senate contest, just days before in-person early voting begins.The 60-minute session, which will take place before a live audience, comes in the wake of reports that Walker paid for a girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009 before later fathering a child with her.

Additionally, the matchup could force both men to answer other attacks — personal and political — that have flooded voters’ television screens and social media feeds for months."Raphael Warnock will have to answer why he has voted 96% of the time with (President) Joe Biden, giving us record-high inflation, all while doubling his own income," Walker aide Will Kiley said, previewing now-familiar assertions from Republicans.RELATED: Warnock-Walker Debate Live Blog: Georgia Senate candidates meet in SavannahWarnock’s campaign manager, Quentin Fulks, wrote in a memo that the debate will highlight Walker’s "pattern of lies, disturbing behavior, and positions" that "prove he is not ready to represent Georgia in the U.S.

Senate." Fulks added, however, that Warnock would highlight his nearly two years in the Senate as proof he "will work with anyone to help the people of our state."CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE FOX 5 ATLANTA LIVE STREAM PAGE Those previews track ground that Warnock, the 53-year-old pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, and Walker, the 60-year-old former college and professional football star, have staked out in a midterm election that will help determine which party controls the Senate for the final two years of Biden’s term.RELATED: Warnock-Walker debate: How to watch Georgia Senate.