Black voters in Herschel Walker's Georgia hometown want nothing to do with his Senate run

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In a New York Times deep dive into the life of Herschel Walker growing up in Wrightsville, Georgia, Black locals who sat down with the Times' John Branch shrugged off his run for a seat in the U.S. Senate and stated they have no desire to see the hometown hero win in November.

With Walker earning the Republican Party nod to take on incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D), the report notes that polling since June have shown that the former University of Georgia football star and Heisman Trophy winner has made little inroads with Black voters with the report noting Walker is "attracting less than 10 percent of Black voters."

That apathy towards Walker's Senate run also extends to his hometown.

"The race for a critical Senate seat was in full motion by midsummer, but there were just a few Herschel Walker campaign signs sprinkled around his hometown," Branch wrote with Walker's former football coach Curtis Dixon explaining, "All those campaign materials were in the white community. The only other house that has a Herschel Walker poster is his family.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/black-voters-in-herschel-walker-s-georgia-hometown-want-nothing-to-do-with-his-senate-run/ar-AA12vkvP

[CurtEastPoint]

1. In Atlanta I have seen ONE bumper sticker, on an expensive car in Buckhead driven by old white guy

AKA Repube

[gratuitous]

2. That's interesting

Sen. Warnock is probably too fine a person to make a big deal about this, but someone in Georgia should point out the lack of Black support for Walker's campaign.

[GoCubsGo]

3. They know exploitation when they see it.

Which is what the GOP is doing with Herschel. It's disgusting and horribly cynical.

[keithbvadu2]

4. What big name republicans are physically campaigning with Herschel?

What big name republicans are physically campaigning with Herschel?

After all H is the best they've got.