Donald Trump likes the former NFL star. That doesn't mean Senate Republicans are eager to see Walker enter the already crowded Georgia primary.
Republicans loved seeing Herschel Walker score touchdown after touchdown. They doubt he can carry them to the Senate majority.
Walker’s potential candidacy offers another test case for the former president's influence over the GOP, as Trump tries to play kingmaker in Senate races that will determine whether Republicans can win back the majority. Trump has already backed Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina and Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama in open primaries, breaking with the endorsements of the Senate Republicans vacating those seats.
“As a candidate you have to be able to respond to hard questions. And your background becomes an issue, your experience becomes an issue,” Thune said. “Sometimes people who have success in one area of life and translate it to politics, it’s not as easy as it looks.” “He represents Georgia better than Warnock, he’s conservative with people’s money, he’s fiscally and socially conservative,” Graham said. “He’s been successful, he’s struggled, he’s a real person.”
McConnell — who maintains close ties to several well-heeled outside groups that often influence Senate races — earlier this year said that he is focused on candidates who can win, regardless of the former president’s endorsement. And at the moment, it’s not clear how much influence Trump will actually have on the midterm elections, given that his name won’t be on the ballot.
So far, the Georgia Senate race has three GOP candidates: Gary Black, the state agriculture commissioner; Kelvin King, an Air Force veteran; and Latham Saddler, another military veteran who worked in the Trump White House. But others could jump in. Both Loeffler and Rep. Buddy Carter are considering runs, though Carter has said he won't do it if Walker declares his candidacy.
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