GOP Rivals Go After Walker for Skipping Debates, Avoiding Voters, and Refusing to Speak on Georgia Issues

As Donald Trump and David Perdue drive the Georgia GOP into “political civil war” and Herschel Walker refuses to endorse embattled Governor Brian Kemp in a “dead heat” primary, Walker’s Republican rivals take aim at his “closed-door” Senate campaign:

• Gary Black: “If it’s Herschel Walker, the race will be about his noise.” Black — who has called Walker’s checkered history of violence “disqualifying” and amassed over one hundred local endorsements — told the Washington Examiner that the Trump-tapped candidate’s “noise” will distract Georgians in 2022 and implored Republicans to ask whether Walker is “really a conservative.” In another recent interview, a Black spokesman cautioned that Walker’s candidacy “has potential to cost Georgia Republicans everything and America ceding the U.S. Senate to the Democrats again.”

• Latham Saddler: It’s “concerning” that Walker has “no policy positions” and is “isolated by his consultants.” In a recent interview with John Fredericks, Saddler criticized Walker for being “a no-show” at the first GOP primary debate last month, noting that Georgia needs “serious leadership” Walker cannot provide and that “celebrities [like Walker] are not going to save us right now.” He also agreed it’s “concerning” that Walker has “no policy positions” and is “isolated by his consultants,” claiming Walker’s support on the Republican campaign trail is “paper thin.”

• Kelvin King: “If you can’t face the Georgia primary voter, how will you be able to face Senator Warnock?” In an interview with the Daily Wire, King went after Walker for skipping “a candidate forum and several major events,” while noting that the Trump-tapped candidate is proving he “can’t face” Georgians on the campaign trail.

“This primary is only getting messier as Republican rivals take aim at Herschel Walker for dodging debates, avoiding important questions from Georgia voters, and skipping major party events in favor of closed-door fundraisers,” said Dan Gottlieb, spokesman for the Democratic Party of Georgia.  

Read more of what Republicans are saying about Walker’s “Very Controlled,” “Closed-Door,” “No Policy” campaign as Trump touts a Walker/Perdue tandem.

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