Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker picked up endorsements from four former Georgia GOP senators with about a week to go before his high-stakes midterm election against Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock.
The marquee matchup between the Georgia football star and the reverend who preached at the same church as Martin Luther King Jr. could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. The candidates are running in an incredibly tight race, and in most polls, when the margin of error is factored in, they are running in a statistical dead heat.
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Walker was most recently endorsed by former Sens. Mack Mattingly, Saxby Chambliss, David Perdue, and Kelly Loeffler. Loeffler lost to Warnock during last year’s runoff election. Perdue lost to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in a separate runoff.
In a joint statement, Mattingly, Chambliss, Perdue, and Loeffler said they could “say with confidence that Herschel Walker is the best and only choice for Senate this November” and that if elected, he would “make the Peach State proud in Washington.”
“Herschel is a proven leader, conservative champion, and political outsider,” they said in a written statement. “As importantly, he cares deeply about this state — and is ready to reverse the reckless Warnock-Biden agenda that has delivered needless pain to families and small businesses across Georgia.”
Walker said he was “honored and humbled” by the endorsement.
The Heisman Trophy winner has been fighting a wave of negative press in recent weeks stemming from allegations made by two former girlfriends who accused the political newcomer of pressuring them to have abortions. Walker has run on a strict anti-abortion platform, with no exceptions for rape or incest. He has denied the allegations.
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Walker has been scrutinized for overstating his work with law enforcement, as well as his education, and has faced accusations of domestic abuse.
