Abortion stances central to Georgia Senate battle between Warnock, Walker

JIMMIE JOHNSON: HE WENT FROM POVERTY TO PREACHING, PREACHING TO POLITICS, AND HELPED FLIP GEORGIA BLUE IN 20-20. WINNING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BECOME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO REPRESENT THE STATE IN THE U-S SENATE. 

NOW, HE’S FIGHTING TO KEEP HIS SEAT.

SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK: “So in just a year in the Senate, did I think I would fix Washington? Of course not.”

JOHNSON: SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK IS JUST ONE NAME YOU NEED TO KNOW. 

WARNOCK GOT HIS START IN POLITICS BY LEVERAGING HIS INFLUENCE AS PASTOR AT THE HISTORIC EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATLANTA. 

THE SAME CONGREGATION WHERE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR SERVED. 

TO NO SURPRISE, REVEREND WARNOCK’S SUNDAY SERMONS SOMETIMES ADDRESS POLITICAL ISSUES LIKE VOTING RIGHTS. 

WARNOCK: ”You have power in your hands. How do I know you have power? Because they passed one of the most severe voter suppression bills in GA in the whole country. Somebody must of seen your power and got so afraid that they said we got to block them and stop them from coming into the house.”

JOHNSON: ANOTHER BIG CONCERN FOR GEORGIANS IS ABORTION. 

WARNOCK: ”I have a profound reverence for life. I also have a deep and abiding respect for choice and I think that a patient’s room is too narrow and cramped of space for a woman, her doctor, and the United States government.” >

JOHNSON: WARNOCK’S PRO-CHOICE STANCE HAS BEEN BLASTED BY CONSERVATIVES.

SPORTS JOURNALIST JASON WHITLOCK TWEETING: 

“ANY ROOM FOR GOD INSIDE THE PATIENT’S ROOM, PASTOR?”

IN 20-20, WARNOCK ROAD A BLUE WAVE INTO CONGRESS, BUT NOW THE INCUMBENT HAS TO DEFEND THESE ISSUES ON HIS OWN.

HIS POLITICAL OPPONENT IS A FORMER GEORGIA STANDOUT – HEISMAN-WINNING RUNNING BACK AND BUSINESSMAN HERSCHEL WALKER. 

WARNOCK: “If the race between my opponent were out here, I could understand why you might choose him. If it were here, of course, but this campaign is about who’s ready to represent Georgia.”> 

JOHNSON: WALKER COASTED THROUGH THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY WITHOUT ANSWERING DIRECTLY TO ANY CANDIDATES.

WALKER: “Did they agree on a debate?

CAMPAIGN AIDE: not yet

REPORTER: Do you have any intention of dodging a debate?

WALKER: “Oh no. I don’t dodge anything.

JOHNSON: AND WHILE THE TWO HAVE NOT FULLY COMMITTED TO A DAY TO TAKE THE DEBATE STAGE – IT’S A SOLID BET ALL EYES WILL BE ON GEORGIA THIS NOVEMBER.  

SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK IS JUST ONE NAME YOU NEED TO KNOW.