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Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules

‘Herschel Walker refused to show up because he is not ready to represent Georgia,’ tweeted Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock’s campaign

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker remain in a neck-and-neck race for Georgia's wildly competitive Senate seat, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Georgia News Collaborative poll released Wednesday, while GOP Gov. Brian Kemp has a double-digit lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams.

The closely watched Senate race between Sen. Rafael Warnock (D) and Herschel Walker (R) is still a statistical tie.

Republicans turned off by Walker at least have a third option, but for House races in Georgia, state law makes it extremely difficult for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 21, Brew. 

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said he’ll debate Herschel Walker at the Republican’s preferred event in Savannah in October — if his GOP challenger accepts a second showdown next month and agrees that the candidates won’t be provided the topics of the questions in advance.

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is slightly ahead of Republican Herschel Walker in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of a race that could decide control of the Senate, while Gov. Brian Kemp has an apparent lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in a rematch for Georgia's top office.