The GOP Needs Trump-Loving Football Champ Herschel Walker to Be Teflon

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker waltzed through his Georgia primary on Tuesday. He will face Democratic incumbent senator Raphael Warnock, a Black religious leader in the state, in a critical November race that could tip the Senate’s balance of power in the GOP’s favor. Donald Trump, who handpicked Walker for the race, has spent the past year promoting his campaign and consolidating Republican support for the 60-year-old former football icon. The duo’s friendship dates back to the 1980s, when Walker was playing for the Trump-owned New Jersey Generals of the old United States Football League. But Walker, a former Heisman-winning… Read Full Article