Opinion by Paul Waldman: New revelations about Herschel Walker show how Democrats could hold the Senate
show him essentially even with the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, in a general election matchup.The evidence suggests that Walker is at a minimum a businessman of questionable ethics, even if he cannot claim to have drained as many victims’ bank accounts as his mentor Trump has. But it would be too simplistic to say that Republicans just don’t care, that the Trump era has utterly obliterated any concerns they might once have had about character or morality.
That’s certainly true for many Republicans, but not all — and this race is likely to be close enough that even a small number of defections, or members of one party or the other who just decide to stay home, could be decisive. Georgia politics are extremely complex right now. The Senate race is occurring alongside an intense governor’s race, with Gov. Brian Kemp fending off a primary challenge from Trump-endorsed former senator David Perdue; the winner will face Stacey Abrams in what is sure to be a furious general election. It isn’t hard to imagine that a few more revelations or stumbles could be the difference between victory and defeat for Walker.
Which means that in many races, the Republican primary is about little more than which candidate can claim to be the most fanatical Trumpist. When all those primaries are over, voters will likely be presented with a collection of extremists and grifters on the GOP ticket. If Democrats manage to hold the Senate, Trump’s influence in promoting people such as Herschel Walker — and the Republican base’s desire for just that kind of candidate — will be why.
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