It’s qualifying week at the Gold Dome so it’s time for candidates to make their intentions official. So why is Herschel Walker using this stage to say that he won’t both with debating his Republican rivals in the primary?

In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, our political insider Greg Bluestein is joined by AJC managing editor Leroy Chapman to breakdown what Walker said while taking questions from state capitol reporters for the first time.

We also look at why David Perdue is slow to respond to all the debates that Gov. Brian Kemp wants to have. Plus, what bills are making the get under the wire before Crossover Day next week.

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