Herschel Walker wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Georgia, NBC News projects.
Walker will face off against incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who has a strong shot at winning. One needn’t look beyond Walker’s scandal-plagued campaign for answers why.
Walker the football player ran like the wind. Walker the political candidate ran like he was stuck in quicksand. The Walker campaign had all the backing a Republican candidate could want: He was endorsed by both Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and he was blessed with a nice war chest from right-wing donors who apparently liked his rant-filled appearances on conservative media. But all of this has just been dressing for an obviously flawed candidate.
From the beginning, Walker’s campaign was rocked by allegations of domestic violence. His ex-wife has accused him of holding a gun to her head and threatening to pull the trigger in one moment of alleged abuse. Walker
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