Republicans fret as Walker stumbles in Georgia: 'He needs help'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Anxiety is setting in among Republicans over Herschel Walker’s bid to oust Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) in Georgia after a series of unforced errors and negative headlines that have rocked the former football star’s general election campaign.

Walker, who was endorsed by former President Trump early on and went largely unchallenged in the GOP primary, has been beset for months by damaging revelations about his business record and personal life, including an admission that he fathered three children he had not previously disclosed publicly.

Walker’s troubles have been underscored by recent polls that show him trailing Warnock. One survey from Quinnipiac University released last month found the incumbent Democrat leading by a staggering 10-point margin, while a more recent poll conducted for the AARP put Warnock ahead by 3 points.

“He needs help. He needs to be much better prepared because when Labor Day rolls around, he’s going to have to be able to articulate and do it consistently and do it coherently,” said Chuck Clay, a former Georgia state senator and state GOP chair. “He’s got himself two or three months. He’s a smart guy. But he needs focus. He needs to get that part of the campaign down. A Heisman Trophy isn’t going to bring him a victory.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-fret-as-walker-stumbles-in-georgia-he-needs-help/ar-AAZOI3t

It doesn't speak well of the GOP when they think a guy who was a standout football player 40 years ago and hasn't done anything since would make a good Senator.

[Wounded Bear]

1. I suspect that Walker is going to improve about as much as trump did...nt

[jimfields33]

2. Guess what? They are going to help him.

That is a definite.

[Torchlight]

28. They are also throwing good money after bad

His imminent failure too, is a definite.

[Historic NY]

3. He needs help, yes mental health help.

[Sky Jewels]

23. I suggest a whole brain transplant.

[lastlib]

37. from a chicken.....

[Sky Jewels]

38. That would be a nice upgrade for him.

[GoCubsGo]

25. Yeah, "He needs help" is the understatement of the decade.

In more ways than one...

[PJMcK]

4. Chuck Clay says Walker is a smart guy

Tells you all you need to know.

[Norbert]

12. He probably believes tRump is the greatest president too.

[3catwoman3]

5. How about the damaging revelations...

…that terminally stupid?

[Paladin]

6. "He's a smart guy."

Yeah, and trump is a law-abiding man of the people...

[calimary]

7. This quote:

“…he’s going to have to be able to articulate and do it consistently and do it coherently…”

Um …

He CAN’T articulate! He speaks with what sounds like a very scrambled brain. Severely scrambled. Must have been all that football.

[gratuitous]

15. And that's why I quit following football after 50 years

I'd just read that study of post-mortems done on players' brains. All but one of them (out of 110 or so) showed signs of CTE. As I was reading a story on the study, I thought, "I'm watching young men grind up their brains for my entertainment." Well, no more.

Watching Herschel Walker stumble around and try to articulate what's going through his mind is very painful. He needs help, all right, but not the kind of help these cynical political operatives have in mind. If they had a sense of shame, they would be ashamed of themselves and quit this business before sundown.

[calimary]

16. I've never followed football.

Always seemed to be little more than organized brutality to me.

[gratuitous]

17. My wife calls it intermittent violence punctuated by committee meetings

Or as the sport calls them, "huddles."

I quit watching after 50 years, right before my beloved Chiefs finally won the Super Bowl. Still don't watch. Dangit.

[calimary]

32. Your wife is right! That's a good one, too!

"intermittent violence punctuated by committee meetings"! BRILLIANT!!!

And I also like this - from YOU:
"As I was reading a story on the study, I thought, 'I'm watching young men grind up their brains for my entertainment.' Well, no more."

[allegorical oracle]

43. Have almost felt sorry for him-- he's so out of his league. At the same time, this election is

too important to see him get elected, especially when Warnock is such a good guy. TFG seems determined to urge every mentally incapacitated person he can find to run for office. More proof that djt doesn't give a shit about this country.

[ZonkerHarris]

29. It wasn't just the football. He's a dumb jock. Always was.

[Tickle]

8. wait

Did Warnock go from a 10pt lead to a 3 pt lead or am I miss reading this?

When did this change if indeed it did change

[BlueCheeseAgain]

22. Two different polls.

So I'd say two different measurements of the same thing, not a trend.

[Celerity]

27. the polling atm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia

[PCIntern]

9. He's a smart guy?

Really….I’m fucking John Stuart Mill by comparison.

[MagickMuffin]

10. OOOOoooo 3 months of coaching that'll do the trick

Smart guy the mighty genius. The gop is full of them, just ask them and they'll gladly boast how smart they are.

I guess they are a little smarter than the people who vote for them, as they have convinced them to vote against their best interest.

[walkingman]

11. Any state that would elect a MTG will elect anyone. I speak from experience -

Here in Texas we elected some of the most disgusting people on the planet and continue to do so.

Never underestimate nasty white people.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. So, he needs to learn how to articulate by Labor Day.

[calimary]

34. Good luck with that.

[lastlib]

39. If he improves, he could sound like a ten-year-old.....

[Norbert]

14. Maybe he can get some coaching from Tommy Tuberville.

Yeah. That ought to do the trick.

[newdayneeded]

18. I had a post about this

If he likely loses his senate bid, I predict he'll be trumps VP pick. A token black guy, that's even dumber than donny. donny will try to win the black vote using him.

[patphil]

19. Old saying, "You can't tell a book by it's cover".

On the surface, Walker looked good...well known, and liked, former football star at University of Georgia and in the NFL. Plus it would be a black man vs a black man race, so they expected him to get the white Republican vote and split the black vote.

Unfortunately when they opened the book, the story was a dud. Too many serious issues, and the inability to put two sentences together in a coherent manner.
I think the Republicans are having buyer's remorse.
Walker is just going to keep shooting himself in the foot, right up until the election.

Predicted result: Warnock dumps Walker for a big loss on 4th and long.

[CanonRay]

20. They figured any black candidate would siphon off black D votes

enough to take the seat. They figured wrong.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

21. It's weird how they cleared the field for him.

There are a lot of Republican members of Congress from Georgia. Did none of them want to run?

[spanone]

24. Once you sell your soul to dj trump, you're next to sainthood in repug world

[jcgoldie]

26. "He needs help."

-TRUE.

"He's a smart guy."

-Yeah not so much.

[Torchlight]

30. Let them invest their time, effort and cash into him.

2,000 brand new SNCF trains built too wide for the track. New Coke. Bitcoin. The 2013 heavy submarine. The Mars Climate Orbiter.

And now, presenting Herschel Walker running for Senator. Georgia's newest, shiniest, most wasteful boondoggle.

[Trailrider1951]

31. Maybe ol' Herschel can get Oz to campaign for him

[EnergizedLib]

33. This reminds me

Of some of the people the Tea Party put up, but they were so insane that they lost in the general.

Yet, we’ve seen the other side double and triple down with insanity.

[redstatebluegirl]

35. They managed to control Tommy Tuberville

long enough to get him elected, they will do the same with this dumb athlete. They will control where and when he speaks, no press conferences etc. If they elect that moron like they did Tubberville, this country is done for.

[EnergizedLib]

40. Is the cat not out of the bag?

We all know about what happens whenever Herschel opens his mouth by now. I know the electorate can have a short memory, but there shouldn’t be any forgetting this.

[BannonsLiver]

36. His IQ is room temperature

Dumb can’t be fixed at this stage. If he could spell simple words like cat or dog I would be mildly surprised.

[Mysterian]

41. Just imagine this moron a U.S. senator

I hope there are enough sane people in Georgia to prevent that.

[Demovictory9]

42. No help..he is doing just fine