GOP Leaders Are Worried That Trump Favorite Herschel Walker Needs to Be Replaced in Georgia

The narration betwixt Herschel Walker and Donald Trump goes backmost a agelong time. When Walker was a shot prima coming retired of college, Trump gave him a monolithic declaration to motion with his New Jersey Generals. And since past the men person been close.

Prior to joining the Generals, Walker starred astatine the University of Georgia. So naturally, Trump thinks helium would beryllium the cleanable campaigner to triumph backmost a Georgia legislature seat. The remainder of the GOP, however, isn’t truthful sure.

Walker has immoderate troubling issues successful his past including a study that helium threatened unit against his ex-wife. The erstwhile shot subordinate besides has nary governmental experience.

So Mitch McConnell, who lone attraction astir winning, is considering different options. According to CNN, “McConnell, who has privately expressed his heavy concerns with Walker’s imaginable candidacy, met this summertime with Loeffler and Perdue. He is besides gathering this week with different imaginable campaigner — erstwhile Trump nationalist information authoritative Latham Saddler — according to a root acquainted with the situation. The root said that McConnell is apt to conscionable with different candidates arsenic well.”

Another almighty Republican lawmaker, Texas’ John Cornyn, seems to agree. He precocious told reporters, “All I cognize is what I work successful the paper. I privation to triumph that race, and truthful I privation the champion nominee. I don’t cognize whether he’s it.”

Trump’s power of the Republican enactment is contingent upon him getting Republicans elected. Risky candidates similar Walker could descend him fast.