What Next - How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
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🗓️ 12 October 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Herschel Walker’s campaign for the U.S. Senate has been rocky to say the least, with revelations of heretofore-unmentioned children, accusations of domestic abuse, and multiple abortions paid for by the aggressively pro-life candidate. Yet the race remains close with Reverend Raphael Warnock—and the outcome could determine which party controls the Senate.
Guest: Greg Bluestein, political reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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| 0:36.4 | So Greg, when was the first time you heard the name Herschel Walker? |
| 0:41.5 | As far back as I can remember, because he's not just an athlete or even really a legend. |
| 0:50.0 | I mean, he's sort of this UGA Sport Hero icon. |
| 0:54.5 | University of Georgia. Yeah, University of Georgia. |
| 0:57.2 | Hello, gift of honor, Herschel Walker, welcome back to the whole of the Rock, |
| 1:00.1 | Friday's Up, Friday, and he may be gone. |
| 1:03.9 | Herschel! Herschel! |
| 1:05.6 | And I grew up with two parents who really didn't care about college football, but I still grew up |
| 1:10.0 | hearing stories about Herschel Walker, friends who had posters of him on their rolls. |
| 1:14.8 | To this day, I've got friends who were hardcore Democrats, whose dogs are named Herschel |
| 1:19.8 | Walker, or whose garage codes are 34-34 after his number. So that kind of gives you a glimpse of |
| 1:26.4 | just what a big deal he is in Georgia. |
| 1:32.9 | Greg Blustin is the guy I call up to talk Georgia politics. He's a reporter over at the Atlanta |
| 1:38.0 | Journal Constitution, and not to harp on the whole legendary sports figure thing. But Greg's |
| 1:43.2 | right, the Herschel Walker's athletic record is really impressive. It's not just that he's got a |
| 1:48.3 | Heisman Trophy. He also competed on the Olympic Bob's letting team. |
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