The GOP's second primary debate for the Georgia Senate race will be short one major candidate again.
Herschel Walker will skip the second debate, just as he decided not to participate in the first debate on April 9, drawing criticism from his rivals. Walker said during an interview with Georgia radio station WDUN-AM in mid-April that his opponents were jealous of him because he's "going to win that seat."
“They can’t win it, so they’re going to the old politics where people are tired of that," Walker said. "They want what people are going to do for their state of Georgia, and they can’t do anything but complain.”
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Walker, who is expected to win the GOP primary, led Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) 51.4% to 41% in a survey of 2,500 registered voters conducted during the first half of April.
Walker's absence comes after the Republican National Committee withdrew from the Commission on Presidential Debates on April 14. GOP presidential candidates will have to sign a pledge that they will only participate in debates sanctioned by the party or be banned from the party's approved debates.
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Walker's campaign confirmed to the Washington Examiner that he will not participate in the debate on Tuesday because he has previously scheduled events to attend.
"Herschel has previously scheduled events in Milledgeville and Waynesboro tomorrow," a spokeswoman wrote in an email to the Washington Examiner. "He’s laser-focused on meeting voters, winning the primary — then debating and beating Raphael Warnock."