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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue May 17, 2022, 01:07 PM May 2022

GOP alarms sound on Herschel Walker in Georgia [View all]

The next seven days could be the most consequential stretch of the primary season -- particularly for Republicans, who have a series of Senate races coming up where President Donald Trump's endorsements are prompting worries about the types of candidates the party will put forward this year.

On Tuesday, voters in Pennsylvania will sort through a wild Senate GOP race. Trump's choice of Dr. Mehmet Oz for Senate has opened an unlikely lane for Kathy Barnette, a Black veteran with an inspiring personal history but a long history of controversial statements and actions -- including the revelation Monday that she marched with protestors toward the Capitol last Jan. 6.

Even before that race plays out, Republican concerns are extending to next Tuesday's primary in Georgia. Trump's backing of Herschel Walker for Senate leaves him in a commanding position in a campaign where he has avoided debates with GOP rivals entirely -- while largely refusing to discuss allegations of domestic violence, physical threats against women and stalking.

"There's a pattern of deflect, defer, run, hide, twist," Gary Black, the Georgia agriculture commissioner and Walker's highest-polling Republican challenger, told ABC News' Bob Woodruff for a story that will air Tuesday on "Nightline." "It's unacceptable for service in the United States Senate. In my opinion, I think most Georgians are going to agree."

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/gop-alarms-sound-herschel-walker-100119913.html

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