On Monday, the Daily Beast dropped a bombshell report in which an ex-girlfriend of Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker revealed that the supposedly “pro-life” candidate had paid for her to get an abortion in 2009. The woman backed up her account with a receipt from the abortion clinic, a bank deposit receipt from a signed $700 check Walker had given her for the procedure, and even a “get well” card he had allegedly sent her that bore his signature.
Now with Election Day less than five weeks away, Walker and the rest of his party are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to dismiss the scandal while also trying to erode abortion rights as self-proclaimed “defenders of life.” A Walker win is crucial for Republicans hoping to take back the Senate, making the desperation of his anti-abortion defenders all the more palpable.
Abortion rights in general are of historic significance this midterms cycle, as Democrats seize on Roe v. Wade’s overturning to galvanize turnout and some Republican candidates attempt to whitewash their extreme views due to the unpopularity of the SCOTUS ruling.
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On Monday, the Daily Beast dropped a bombshell report in which an ex-girlfriend of Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker revealed that the supposedly “pro-life” candidate had paid for her to get an abortion in 2009. The woman backed up her account with a receipt from the abortion clinic, a bank deposit receipt from a signed $700 check Walker had given her for the procedure, and even a “get well” card he had allegedly sent her that bore his signature.
Now with Election Day less than five weeks away, Walker and the rest of his party are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to dismiss the scandal while also trying to erode abortion rights as self-proclaimed “defenders of life.” A Walker win is crucial for Republicans hoping to take back the Senate, making the desperation of his anti-abortion defenders all the more palpable.
Abortion rights in general are of historic significance this midterms cycle, as Democrats seize on Roe v. Wade’s overturning to galvanize turnout and some Republican candidates attempt to whitewash their extreme views due to the unpopularity of the SCOTUS ruling.
Follow our live coverage below:
Frist!!
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Meanwhile, seen recently in Florida:
It is striking that nobody in the Georgia Republican Party was willing to take on Herschel Walker in the Republican primary. David Perdue went after Governor Kemp, Jody Hice left Congress to try to become the Ga. Secretary of State instead of Raffensperger. But everybody left Walker, who did not even live in Georgia, untouched. And yet a decent politician, given two weeks of investigation, could have realized that Walker had enormous flaws, yes?
But I guess Walker’s name recognition, University of Georgia football history, and endorsement by Donald Trump meant he was untouchable?
Because of Republicans’ denial and stubbornness and total lack of principle, pretending it’s of no import, fake news and so forth, media will continue to see this as a horse race. They think they need to see Republicans fleeing Walker. What they don’t see is how it is hardening the opposition to Walker, and adding more voters to that opposition.
This won’t go away. The proofs are there. And, regardless of the media spin, it’s a fatal blow to Walker’s campaign.
There were 5 other GOP candidates in their primary. Walker, who blew off the two debates, won with 68%. Next highest candidate was 13.5%.