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Why the issue of abortion could decide who controls the US Senate

OPINION: The issue of abortion could swing the election – but not because of the ex-footballer’s recent scandal

Why the issue of abortion could decide who controls the US Senate
Democratic senator Raphael Warnock (centre) debates Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver in the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young General Election Debate, 16 October 2022. The Republican candidate, Herschel Walker, chose not to attend the debate | Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Stock
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One of the most-watched Senate races in the upcoming US midterm elections pits incumbent senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat and career pastor, against Republican challenger Herschel Walker, a former American football star.

Walker was featured on former president Donald Trump’s reality TV show ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ in 2009, and has reportedly been called a pathological liar by his own campaign staffers.

Walker has lied about the number of children he has and recently made headlines over an ex-girlfriend coming forward with evidence that he paid for her to have an abortion in 2009 – even though he supports banning the procedure without exceptions.