What Next - How Is Herschel Walker Still in This?
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🗓️ 12 October 2022
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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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| 0:00.0 | What is surprising, is it your celebrity crush knocking on your front door? |
| 0:06.7 | Oh, hiya! |
| 0:08.4 | Is it barbecuing and not burning the sausages? |
| 0:11.5 | Oh, hiya! |
| 0:13.9 | Is it realising your cat has more friends than you? |
| 0:19.3 | Or is it finding seven seasons of iconic American comedy parks and recreation to stream free on ITVX? |
| 0:25.9 | You be the judge, ITVX, the UK's freshest streaming service. |
| 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 sports hero icon. |
| 0:54.6 | University of Georgia. |
| 0:55.7 | Yeah, University of Georgia. |
| 1:05.6 | And I grew up with two parents who really didn't care about college football, |
| 1:09.1 | but I still grew up hearing stories about Herschel Walker, friends who had posters of him on their |
| 1:14.3 | walls. To this day, I've got friends who were hardcore Democrats, whose dogs are named Herschel |
| 1:20.0 | 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. |
| 1:33.0 | Greg Blustein 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. |
| 1:42.7 | But Greg's right, the Herschel Walker's athletic record is really impressive. |
| 1:47.4 | It's not just that he's got a Heisman Trophy. He also competed on the Olympic Bob sledding team. |
| 1:53.6 | Were you surprised when Herschel Walker switched over to politics? |
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