Herschel Walker on scandals: 'I would put my character towards Raphael Warnock’s any day'

Georgia GOP Senate hopeful Herschel Walker, whose marketing campaign has been hamstrung by a number of scandals, dismissed the concept he regrets how he ran his runoff race and stated he would put his status towards Democratic opponent Sen. Raphael Warnock's "any day."

"I do not remorse something that Raphael Warnock has achieved. I believe he is bought to remorse that," he instructed reporters on the iconic Marietta Diner, turning the query again to Warnock. "Raphael Warnock has not spoken for Georgia."

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Walker praised his workers and stated he feels assured that Tuesday's outcomes will present him because the victor.

"Herschel Walker goes to be your senator, and issues are going to alter," he stated within the third particular person.

Walker and Warnock have been locked in a heated runoff contest after neither candidate met the brink wanted for an outright win on Nov. 8.

Walker stated he had no considerations about his run for the U.S. Senate seat, although he declined to handle a litany of controversies swirling round him, together with claims he lied about his schooling and ties to legislation enforcement, in addition to accusations he pressured two ladies he allegedly bought pregnant to get abortions regardless of campaigning on a strict anti-abortion platform.

Most lately, the Georgia soccer hero was within the highlight after a non-public citizen urged state authorities to research a tax credit score Walker claimed in Texas in 2021 and 2022 that was designed for residents of that state regardless of operating for workplace in Georgia. Walker has not addressed the controversy.

The winner of Tuesday's runoff race would be the candidate who can rally their base of supporters essentially the most to return out and vote.

Walker underperformed the remainder of Georgia's Republican ticket in the course of the basic election, operating 7 factors behind Gov. Brian Kemp, who gained his rematch towards Democrat Stacey Abrams. About 203,000 extra Georgians backed Kemp than Walker within the basic election. The technique for the runoff has been to lean on Kemp as a lot as doable whereas distancing himself from Donald Trump, though the previous president held a tele-rally for Walker yesterday.

Democrats referred to as of their star participant, former President Barack Obama, for help. Obama headlined a rally in Atlanta for Warnock on Thursday night time, the place he instructed voters that they might not get complacent and urged them to vote another time for Warnock.