It didn’t take Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia to spotlight what his campaign argues are "bizarre or false statements" made by GOP challenger and former college and pro football star Herschel Walker.
Aiming to make Walker his own worst enemy as he tries to defeat Warnock in battleground Georgia’s high stakes Senate showdown, Warnock’s campaign this week went up with a statewide TV ad that spotlights past comments by Walker saying that had a "dry mist" that would "kill any COVID on your body."
The spot by the Warnock campaign, coming just nine days after the senator and Walker each easily won their party’s Senate nominations in Georgia’s May 24 primaries, is the latest evidence that the Democrats intend to target the first-time candidate for what may be a treasure trove of political baggage.
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The ad showcases a Walker interview from 2020 – during the first year of the global coronavirus pandemic.
"I'm gonna say something I probably shouldn't. Do you know right now, I have something that can bring you into a building that would clean you from COVID as you walk through this, this dry mist. As you walk through the door, it will kill any COVID on your body. When you leave, it will kill the virus as you leave," Walker says. "They don't want to talk about that. They don't want to hear about that."
Warnock doesn’t appear until the very end of the 30-second spot, when he says "I approve this...
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