Woman tells New York Times that Herschel Walker urged her to have second abortion The Republican candidate for a Georgia US Senate seat has insisted that he does not know the woman’s identity The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022
Jackie Calmes: No matter what happens in the midterms, Republicans won't correct their troubling trajectory Brace yourself: Voting is underway and we're just one month away from what will likely be the most consequential midterm elections in years. Certainly the most consequential of the 10 cycles I've covered over four decades, perhaps second only to the 1994 elections that gave Republicans control of both houses… Los Angeles Times · Oct 8, 2022
Melinda Henneberger: What could possibly sour Herschel Walker’s Republican supporters on him? Nothing, they say That a candidate with a history of domestic violence and multiple “secret” children — kids the former football star Herschel Walker fathered but never parented — could still win a U.S. Senate seat doesn’t surprise me as much as I wish it did. Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022
Herschel Walker centers pitch to Republicans on 'wokeness' Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022
Report: Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion The woman who says Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a 2009 abortion claims he encouraged her to have another abortion two years later The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022
Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign in disarray after firing, new abortion report WASHINGTON — Herschel Walker’s Georgia Senate campaign plunged deeper into turmoil Friday, with the firing of his political director and an accusation that he asked a woman to have a second abortion, imperiling Republican efforts to recover a vaunted seat and a majority in the upper chamber. Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022
Warnock on Walker: ‘A disturbing pattern’ MACON, Ga. — As an abortion scandal rocks the campaign of Republican Herschel Walker, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock on Friday emphasized his support of abortion rights before a crowd in Middle Georgia. Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022
Woman says that Herschel Walker urged her to have a second abortion: ‘He has to be held responsible’ “If you’re going to run for office, you need to own your life,” the woman told The New York Times The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Trump super PAC reserves millions in airtime in key states Former President Donald Trump is finally opening his checkbook and reserving millions of dollars in airtime for ads to bolster his endorsed candidates in key midterm races just one month before Election Day The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan emerges as key GOP critic of Herschel Walker in Georgia ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has hardly minced words about his fears of the Donald Trump-driven direction of the Republican Party. Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022
Herschel Walker’s campaign fires political director amid allegations of paying for an abortion The race between the football legend and Raphael Warnock remains tight. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Abrams raises $85M in Georgia governor race, outpacing Kemp Democrat Stacey Abrams continues to raise more money than incumbent Republican Brian Kemp in the Georgia governor’s race The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Kimmel on Biden’s marijuana pardon: ‘Glad Willie Nelson is alive to see this’ Late-night hosts discuss Biden’s pardon for federal marijuana possession offenses and Herschel Walker’s hypocrisy The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2022
Republicans throw support behind Herschel Walker after abortion denial The Georgia senate candidate has garnered support from Donald Trump to Lindsey Graham The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2022
Salon · Oct 7, 2022 Herschel, Trump and the Christian right The Christian right were always a bunch of hypocrites, going back to Bill Clinton. They can't hide from it anymore
The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2022 Trump expected to launch dozens of TV ads boosting Republicans in key races Republican Senate candidates Mehmet Oz, JD Vance and Herschel Walker likely to receive majority of Trump’s assistance
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 7, 2022 Editorial: No-questions-asked GOP support for Herschel Walker in abortion scandal Probably no one, including Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker himself, would argue against the premise that the former football star is a deeply flawed human. He has lied, cheated on his wife, fathered multiple children out of wedlock and made a fool of himself while speaking in public. Walker’s…
Salon · Oct 7, 2022 Cruz stands by Herschel Walker "I believe Herschel Walker is going to be the next senator, I'm proud to support Herschel Walker," says Cruz
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 ‘They’re desperate’: Herschel Walker denies abortion reports WADLEY, Ga. — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker rejected claims that he paid for a 2009 abortion for a woman who said she later bore his child, saying at a campaign stop that it was part of a plot by allies of Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to damage…
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Walker sticks to denials of abortion, fathering accusations Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is remaining defiant after reports alleging he encouraged and paid for the 2009 abortion of a woman — and later fathered a child with her
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Anti-abortion Herschel Walker using ‘Jedi mind trick’ abortion defence Georgia Senate candidate wants abortion ban, but reportedly paid for procedure for ex-girlfriend
Roll Call · Oct 6, 2022 At the Races: Crime and crude - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
Salon · Oct 6, 2022 Herschel Walker's ex: Shockingly normal Republicans have slurred Walker's ex as a "skank," but her story is a lot like any single mom trying to get by
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022 Trevor Noah on House of the Dragon lighting: ‘If I can’t see it, it’s not TV – that’s a podcast’ Late-night hosts discuss complaints about dim lighting and gutter humor from Maggie Haberman’s new Trump book
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022 Biden pardons all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession – as it happened President urges governors to do the same with state offenses: ‘No one should be in a local jail or state prison for that reason’