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Lindsey Graham Comes Up Empty When Asked to Talk Up Herschel Walker<!-- wp:html --><p>Fox News</p> <p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday passed up a chance to go into detail about the strengths of GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker, opting to say only that he will win when asked on Fox News to talk him up. Appearing on <em>Jesse Watters Primetime</em>, Graham instead launched a series of attacks against Walker’s opponent, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA).</p> <p>Fill-in host Brian Kilmeade began by mentioning an <a href="https://emersoncollegepolling.com/georgia-2022-walker-holds-two-point-lead-over-warnock-in-tight-senate-race-kemp-leads-abrams-by-four/">Emerson College poll</a> released earlier in the day showing Walker with a two-point lead, which is within the margin of error. Kilmeade then declared that the Trump-endorsed candidate—<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walker-lied-about-his-secret-kids-to-his-own-campaign">who falsely claimed</a> he served in law enforcement—is highly regarded by the police. (The Emerson poll did not report any results from those in that field.)</p> <p>“When it comes to police, he’s got their respect. When it comes to law enforcement in Georgia, he’s got their respect,” Kilmeade claimed, before turning to Graham.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/lindsey-graham-comes-up-empty-when-asked-to-talk-up-herschel-walker?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday passed up a chance to go into detail about the strengths of GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker, opting to say only that he will win when asked on Fox News to talk him up. Appearing on Jesse Watters Primetime, Graham instead launched a series of attacks against Walker’s opponent, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

Fill-in host Brian Kilmeade began by mentioning an Emerson College poll released earlier in the day showing Walker with a two-point lead, which is within the margin of error. Kilmeade then declared that the Trump-endorsed candidate—who falsely claimed he served in law enforcement—is highly regarded by the police. (The Emerson poll did not report any results from those in that field.)

“When it comes to police, he’s got their respect. When it comes to law enforcement in Georgia, he’s got their respect,” Kilmeade claimed, before turning to Graham.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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