Herschel Walker Leads Raphael Warnock in Georgia Senate Race In Two New Polls
Republican Herschel Walker is ahead of Democrat Raphael Warnock in the race for U.S. Senate in Georgia.
Walker has a slight lead in two separate polls. Confronting his past issues and taking accountability more than likely helped him with Georgia voters.
FOX News has details on the Emerson College poll:
Georgia Senate race tightens as Walker holds slight lead over Warnock, economy remains top issue: pollPolitical newcomer and football legend Herschel Walker holds a slight lead in the Georgia Senate midterm race against Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., while Georgia voters express their concerns for the economy going into the midterm elections this fall.A new Emerson College poll released Tuesday shows Trump-backed Walker with a two-point lead over Warnock, 46%-44%, in one of the country’s most heated Senate races of the year. Seven percent of voters in the state remain undecided.While Walker still has the advantage, the race has tightened in the past few months after an April poll from the college reported that Walker was leading by four percentage points.
You can see the details of the Trafalgar Poll below:
One of the reasons Walker is doing well is because he confronted some of his past issues. Axios reported back in December:
Exclusive: Herschel Walker confronts his mental health, domestic violence allegationsGeorgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker told Axios on Monday that he’s “accountable” for past violent behavior toward his ex-wife and people shouldn’t feel “ashamed” about confronting mental health issues.Why it matters: The former college and pro football star is confronting his history of mental illness head-on during his campaign for the Republican Party’s nomination, after the airing of some concerns among GOP leadership and voters.- Walker said he’s “better now than 99% of the people in America. … Just like I broke my leg; I put the cast on. It healed.”
You can tell that Walker has a chance of winning this race because Democrats and the media are sharpening their attacks on him.
Democrats do not want to lose this seat, but they just might.
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