VIDEO: GOP Senate Nominee Herschel Walker Not Ready to Represent Georgia

Georgians are already learning that Herschel Walker is not up for the job, not who he says he is, and can’t be trusted to represent Georgia. Walker enters the general election damaged by months of scrutiny on his outrageous and false claims, making it clear he’s not ready to serve Georgians in the U.S. Senate. See for yourself:

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“In November, Georgians will face a choice between Reverend Raphael Warnock, who has a  record working for all Georgians, and Herschel Walker, who has a pattern of lies, exaggerations, and outright bizarre claims — proving he is not up for the job of serving Georgians in the U.S. Senate,” said Congresswoman Nikema Williams, chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia.

BACKGROUND:

• Walker isn’t who he says he is, and has repeatedly lied about everything from his educational history to his business record to his involvement with programs for veterans. 
  • Associated Press: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny
  • Daily Beast: Herschel Walker Claims to Own Companies That Don’t Exist
  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Herschel Walker’s business record reveals creditor lawsuits, exaggerated claims 
  • CNN: GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker has been overstating his academic achievements for years
  • Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: Herschel Walker guaranteed he’d repay $600k in loans. So far, he hasn’t
  • MSNBC: Herschel Walker’s latest problem: A controversial business record

• Walker has hawked snake oil scams, mocked Georgia businesses during the pandemic, made a string of bizarre claims, and struggled to articulate basic policy issues.
  • Daily Beast: GOP Hopeful Herschel Walker Pushed Snake Oil Body Spray for COVID
  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Herschel Walker spent years promoting health products with dubious claims
  • 11 Alive: Walker mocked businesses that took PPP money, even though he used it himself 
  • MSNBC: Herschel Walker stumbles badly on John Lewis, voting rights
  • Huffington Post: Herschel Walker Skeptical Of Evolution: ‘Why Are There Still Apes? Think About It’

• Meanwhile, Walker continues to face scrutiny over his past, his personal finances, and his avoidance of Georgia voters.
  • Georgia Public Broadcasting: Ethics experts say Herschel Walker’s U.S. Senate financial disclosure bears further scrutiny
  • Georgia Public Broadcasting: Democratic group asks for DOJ investigation into Herschel Walker’s financial disclosure forms
  • Insider: Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker failed for months to report millions in earnings
  • Fox News: Demolition derby in Georgia as Herschel Walker’s GOP primary rivals slam the Senate front-runner
  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gary Black: Senate rival Herschel Walker’s past is ‘disqualifying’
  • Savannah Morning News: Herschel in hiding? Walker’s U.S. Senate campaign a disaster thus far, soon to worsen

Read more from Warnock for Georgia Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks in the campaign’s state of the race memo HERE.  

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