Herschel Walker’s entrance shakes up Georgia Senate race
| Former football star Herschel Walker’s entrance into the nascent Senate contest in Georgia is injecting a new air of uncertainty into one of the closest-watched races of the 2022 midterm cycle.
At the outset of his campaign, Walker has some key advantages in the race to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). He boasts celebrity status from his time as a football star at the University of Georgia and his long career in the NFL, and he already has the support of former President Donald Trump, who has goaded Walker to run for months. But even some Republicans are unsure about Walker’s candidacy. He has never before run for public office, making him a relatively unknown quantity in the political world. And he’s also likely to face questions about his past struggles with mental illness and allegations of violent behavior. |
