Walker, Kemp campaign in Ga. together for the 1st time

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By BILL BARROW

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Fresh off his commanding reelection, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday played the role of dutiful Republican soldier as he campaigned for the first time alongside Senate hopeful Herschel Walker after spending months steering clear of his ticket-mate.

The joint appearance reflects how important Kemp’s broad coalition will be in determining whether Walker can unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock in a Dec. 6 runoff. The fact it occurred only now underscores the challenges that Walker, a celebrity athlete turned politician, has had appealing to many independents and moderate Republicans amid an intense focus on his rocky past.

“We cannot rest on our laurels, everyone,” Kemp told a few hundred supporters standing in the parking lot of a gun store in suburban Atlanta, urging them to cast one more ballot in a midterm election year that was underwhelming for Republicans nationally.

Kemp was the top vote-getter in Georgia’s general election, drawing 200,000 more votes in his matchup with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams than Walker did in his challenge to Warnock. The result: Kemp defeated Abrams by 7.5 percentage points, while Walker trailed Warnock by about 36,000 votes or almost 1 percentage point. Warnock fell just shy of a majority, however, triggering the four-week runoff blitz.



Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp campaigns alongside Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Smyrna, Ga. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)


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[onecaliberal]

1. Done!

K&R

[Traildogbob]

2. Wow

Do these Nat Sees not realize they gonna get some black on em. How about some poses with Rittenhouse, the great Black Lives suck hero.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. This is scary.

[bluestarone]

5. YES. It proves their goal is to let TFG

DESTROY America!! They don't give a fuck what happens as long as TFG wins. SICK FUCKING BASTARDS ALL of them!!

[FBaggins]

9. Probably just the opposite

Walker didn't campaign with Kemp previously because TFG hated Kemp. If anything, this is more likely to be Walker's acceptance that he needs to distance himself from Trump.

Not sure that it's possible since Trump is likely to take it as a stab in the back and act out... but Walker doesn't have much of a choice.

[SouthernDem4ever]

17. I'm sorry but you are giving walker credit for having a brain

that's just plain wrong.

[FBaggins]

19. No need to assume a brain

They have staff for that. And all those people who benefit from getting Trump out of the way.

Just watch them parade through Georgia. Desantis, Youngkin, Abbott... they're already looking to stand next to him.

[SouthernDem4ever]

20. Yes, Morons on Parade

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. SMH

He may have well campaigned with Charlie Manson or introduced the Dumb and Dumber party.

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. Maybe Kemp wants to go vampire hunting with him.

[keithbvadu2]

7. Kemp::: 'I actually have to touch Herschel?'

Kemp::: 'I actually have to touch Herschel?'

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Each is saying to the other

"Sorry your head is so fucked up, bro."

[joshdawg]

10. Hmmm, not bad.

A fascist propping up an illiterate.
Seems apropos.

[oldsoftie]

11. Well now, Dear Leader will NOT like this AT ALL!!

Trump all now disown Walker & blame his loss on Kemp

[King_Klonopin]

12. This race is such an indictment on our juvenile political process

It shows our politics is totally bereft of any legitimate value.

It proves that the voting public still acts the way they did when they were
in high school. (Case in point: MTG, Matt Gaetz, etc.)

The only reason to vote for Walker is name recognition and "popularity",
same as when we voted for class president or "most likely to succeed".

The fact that he is a barely-literate, misogynistic jock is the very reason
why a moron like Walker managed to get this far. He is unqualified in
every way . . . but he isn't a nerd, or a librul, or a geek! So, here we are
facing the prospect of a "Senator Walker."

Warnock is an educated, Baptist-minister, community activist, "nerd" --
which is why he lost votes to a farcical opponent who "wants to be a
werewolf."

This is why we got a "President Trump".

Quality of the candidate doesn't matter (that much)
Substance of character doesn't matter (that much)
Qualifications for office don't matter -- at all.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

13. Spot-on analysis and I agree.

Walker should have been shelled like a bag of peanuts by now. To the GA voters who voted for Walker, THANKS FOR NOTHING!

[SouthernDem4ever]

18. Well said!

[Icanthinkformyself]

14. Funkiness

permeates the voting machines in GA. Why won't the DOJ investigate the ES&S machines. Seems they give Republicans an edge, somehow.

[Snoopy 7]

15. Really, how

Really, how does kemp think he's going to help walker? kemp didn't win because of the popularity vote, he won because he cheated. It's too late for walker to cheat, even though they're trying, so how is kemp going to help? walkers problem is he only has 20-25 percent of the vote at this time because the people who voted for him thought they were going to keep the Senate. Well that's over and they don't need the bum. Just because they imported walker, from Texas, to run against another African American turns out they didn't expect one thing- an educated voter.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/hershel-walker-addresses-his-texas-residency-while-running-for-u-s-senate-seat-in-georgia

[Hartpi978]

16. Comedians for Herschel

I think comedians should start a group called "Comedians for Herschel". he provides so much material for them that it makes their job easy. Why would comedians want him to lose?

Kemp, Master of Voter Suppression, campaigning for Walker. Wow!