Tag: Herschel Walker

Trump, GOP Back Herschel Walker in Georgia Following Abortion Allegations

Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party stood by Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for Senate in Georgia after a media report alleged that the pro-life candidate paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009. Trump said Walker—whom he called a patriot and an “American First” candidate in his 2021 endorsement—has been “slandered and maligned…


These Five Senate Seats Could Flip in the November

Fifty days remain until the Nov. 8 general election that will determine whether Democrats retain a majority in the House and Senate or if Republicans wrestle away control of one or both chambers. A lot can change in 50 days, campaign teams and political strategists agree. Earlier in the summer, Republicans seemed to have a…


These Five Senate Seats Could Flip in November

Fifty days remain until the Nov. 8 general election that will determine whether Democrats retain a majority in the House and Senate or if Republicans wrestle away control of one or both chambers. A lot can change in 50 days, campaign teams and political strategists agree. Earlier in the summer, Republicans seemed to have a…


These 5 Senate Seats Might Flip in November

Fifty days remain until the Nov. 8 general election that will determine whether Democrats retain a majority in the House and Senate or if Republicans can gain control of one or both chambers. A lot can change in 50 days, campaign teams and political strategists agree. Earlier in the summer, Republicans seemed to have a…


Walker and Sen. Warnock Bicker Over Terms of Debate in Georgia

Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd on Sept. 8, Republican challenger Herschel Walker needled his opponent, the incumbent Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, about what Walker framed as Warnock’s unwillingness to debate him. “The . . . big contrast between the two of us, and … You may not have heard this. The man is scared…


Endorsed By Trump, Walker Shows He Runs His Own Game in Georgia Senate Race

He’s not very polished, but Herschel Walker speaks to a crowd with a lot of conviction and drive. He takes the positions you expect a Republican to take, but finds the roots and reasons in his own life story. He talks about growing up poor in Wrightsville, Georgia. He talks about picking peas and cotton,…


Politicos Spin Close Warnock-Walker Georgia Senate Race

It’s still early in the general election campaign, deep in the summer, when people aren’t too concerned about who should fill Georgia’s Senate seat. Should it be the incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock, in the position just a year and a half following a controversial runoff election on Jan. 5, 2021? Or should it be Trump-endorsed…


Kemp, Raffensperger Overcome Anger and Trump’s Disapproval in Georgia

Their feelings motivated by former president Donald Trump, many conservative Georgians are still angry that Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger didn’t do more to investigate claims of widespread fraud related to the 2020 election. That displeasure didn’t prevent the two incumbents from winning their respective GOP primaries on May 24. Kemp,…


Herschel Walker Wins Georgia GOP Senate Primary

Name recognition from his football stardom at the University of Georgia and an endorsement from former president Donald Trump proved more impactful than a controversial past as Herschel Walker decisively won the Georgia GOP U.S. Senate primary on May 24. With 5 percent of the precincts reporting at 7:41 p.m., Walker received 71 percent of…


Voters to Determine If Greene Wins Georgia’s 14th District Primary

DALLAS, Georgia—Not far from the voting precinct at the Paulding County Courthouse, Jennifer Strahan shakes hands and talks to voters who are ready to cast their ballots in the May 24 Georgia primary. Among the races that residents in this part of northwest Georgia will decide is whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will advance to…