'A spate of scandals has destroyed Walker's favorables with voters. In a normal, textbook election, Warnock would look like a lame duck walking,' said one expert.
In a post on Truth Social on the eve of the December 6 polls opening, the former president urged his supporters to vote for Walker, who could be the latest Trump-endorsed candidate to lose their midterm race.
Warnock, who was elected to the Georgia Senate after winning the January 2021 runoff election againstWarnock also led the Republican in the original November 8 vote,, but failed to achieve the 50 percent threshold to avoid a second election. Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, right, speaks at a rally with former President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021 in Perry, Georgia. Trump has made a last-minute plea for voters to back Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff as polls show him trailing Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock."To the Great State of Georgia, Get Out and Vote for the WONDERFUL Herschel Walker TOMORROW," Trump wrote.
"Herschel was a fantastic Athlete, and he will be an even greater United States Senator! To all MAGA Voters, that is, people that want to Make America Great Again and Put America First, tomorrow is a big day. Vote for Herschel!" In the wake of the midterm elections, in which a host of Trump-endorsed candidates were unsuccessful, the former president opted not to campaign for the formerTrump did take part in a television rally, which was closed to reporters, voicing his support for Walker on Monday evening.
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