Herschel Walker

Bankrolled by Democrats, the Republican Accountability PAC has spent $600000 opposing Walker, including a new $33000 ad in the wake of the bombshell ...

[anti-abortion](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/10/12/checks--imbalances-anti-abortion-group-spends-big-on-herschel-walker-billionaires-back-house-candidates/?sh=63bc67fe5fe2) [ Women Speak Out PAC](https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail?cmte=C00530766&cycle=2022) and [Stand America PAC](https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/stand-america-pac/C00480681/summary/2016), affiliated with the nonprofit [Stand America](https://www.standamerica.us/) that advocates for “traditional family” values. [Ohio](https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&id=OHS2&spec=N) and $599,800 opposing Walker in Georgia, according to [OpenSecrets](https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2022?cmte=C00804856&tab=targeted_candidates) data. [testimonial](https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR03936968577738866689/creative/CR08553335766921510913?political®ion=US) from a self-proclaimed Georgia Republican in which she describes Walker as being “a liar” with “verified mental illness” and ends the ad by explaining how she plans to vote for Sen. [funded](https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2022?cmte=C00804856&tab=donors_all) by left-leaning donors including $1 million each from [Sue Mandel](https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/donor_detail/2022?id=U0000000053&type=I&super_only=N&name=Mandel%2C+Stephen+Frank+Jr.+%26+Susan+Z.), wife of hedge fund manager Stephen Mandel, and [Kathryn Murdoch](https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=kathryn+murdoch&order=desc&sort=D), a [left-leaning](https://www.influencewatch.org/person/kathryn-murdoch/) political donor [married](https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/12/kathryn-murdoch-james-demdonors/) to the son of Fox News founder [Rupert Murdoch](https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=rupert+murdoch&order=desc&sort=D). [Tim Ryan](https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tim-ryan/summary?cid=N00025280) (D-Ohio) and $15,910 to Walker’s opponent, Warnock. While Walker didn’t explicitly mention the abortion story, he referenced that his political opponents will “do whatever it takes, say whatever they have to say, because they want this seat right here,” as reported by [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/herschel-walker-abortion-payment). Every donation we receive from users like you goes directly into promoting high-quality data analysis and investigative journalism that you can trust. last week to show party strength since this is an important race, and one that is designated by the Cook Political Report as being a [toss up](https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings). [Republican Accountability PAC](https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail?cmte=C00804856&cycle=2022), bankrolled by several prominent Democrats, spent at least $33,000 on ads targeting Georgia Republican U.S. [Republican Accountability PAC](https://www.ra-pac.org/) describes itself as being “run by Republicans, former Republicans, and conservatives who are fighting back against” GOP candidates aligned with former President [Donald Trump](https://www.opensecrets.org/2020-presidential-race/donald-trump/candidate?id=N00023864). One ad includes a snippet of an 4 that Walker paid for an abortion for a woman in 2009.

Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker acknowledged giving a $700 check to a woman in 2009, but he continued to deny it was provided for an abortion.

Here’s a [complete guide to the midterms](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/2022-midterm-elections-guide/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_5). [a third of the seats in the 100-member Senate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/09/senate-seats-up-2022/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_6) are up for election. As of April 25, [46 of the 50 states had settled on the boundaries](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/redistricting-tracker-map/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_9) for 395 of 435 U.S. [What is redistricting?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/22/what-is-redistricting/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_8) Redistricting is the process of drawing congressional and state legislative maps to ensure everyone’s vote counts equally. [debate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/10/14/walker-warnock-debate-georgia-senate/?itid=lk_inline_manual_20) with Sen. Here’s a complete [calendar of all the primaries in 2022](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/calendar-2022/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_3). “She is the mother of my child,” Walker said in the interview, suggesting the money was to cover expenses. [New York and Florida primaries](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/23/primaries-new-york-florida-oklahoma/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_2) Tuesday. “I will always support life, but I also support what the people’s voice is,” Walker said. Walker has campaigned as an opponent of abortion in all cases, including rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. She spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect her privacy and that of her child, who is now 10. Walker has denied that he paid for an abortion or knew about one at the time.

Walker says he opposes abortion, with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the mother's life.

Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) was "legit." - "This is from my hometown. [Herschel Walker chastised over "prop" by Georgia debate moderator](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/15/herschel-walker-prop-badge-georgia-midterms-2022-debate) [during a debate last week](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/15/raphael-warnock-herschel-walker-debate-georgia) with incumbent Sen. [Georgia's Senate race](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/midterm-elections-2022), told [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/-check-walker-acknowledges-giving-700-ex-denies-claim-knew-was-abortio-rcna52252) that he gave a $700 check to a former partner in 2009, but he [denied allegations](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/08/herschel-walker-abortion-text-messages) that the money was used to pay for an abortion. [opposes abortion](https://www.axios.com/2022/05/08/abortion-bans-gop-senate-candidates), with no exceptions for rape, incest or the mother's life.

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker denied an ex-partner's the allegation he paid to terminate her pregnancy when shown images of a receipt from an ...

Walker added that he has “badges all over, all over Georgia” and pulled out one that he said came from a sheriff in Johnson County, his home county. Walker was never criminally charged in [those](https://apnews.com/article/herschel-walker-nfl-georgia-senate-704738fdbed64383e25e3435684d7341) and [other cases documented in police reports](https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-sports-nfl-college-football-coronavirus-pandemic-5e2875eec11e93f9a3bf1fc859137ff8) or [interviews over the years](https://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/15/herschel.walker.did/index.html). Asked about his struggles with mental illness, which he chronicled in a 2008 book, Walker said he no longer has symptoms of dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. But Walker signaled some distance from Trump during Friday's debate when he said Biden won the 2020 election. What I care about is this election coming up in November." Walker, during a debate with Warnock on Friday, said he supported a Georgia abortion ban that provides exceptions for rape, incest and when the mother’s life is at risk. “I will always support life, but I also support what the people’s voice is,” Walker said. Abortion has been a major issue in the race since the U.S. The woman told NBC News that this was the only payment Walker ever sent her prior to having their child. NBC News has also spoken with one of the women's close friends who says the woman told her of the abortion at the time and supported her afterward. The exchange came during a wide-ranging interview with Walker in his childhood hometown that also touched on former President Donald Trump's stolen election lies, inflation and other policy topics. Tune in to "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Walker, who is the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia, denies the $700 check was intended for an abortion.

Walker said he has a badge from Johnson County, where he grew up, which was given to him by the sheriff, calling it “a legit badge.” [bombshell reports](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/herschel-walker-cant-keep-his-abortion-story-straight.html) from the Daily Beast alleging Walker had paid a former girlfriend for an [abortion](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate) in 2009. Walker initially claimed he didn’t know the woman but later acknowledged he did and even referred to her as “the mother of my child” in the interview with NBC News. Just to show me things like that does nothing for me,” he said. “Yes, that’s my check,” Walker said after being shown a copy of the document in question. Prove that I did that.

I can control the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord,” the Senate candidate insisted. “Raphael Warnock can't say that.”

Walker revealed that his status as an honorary Power Ranger was the real reason that he did not participate in the most recent candidates’ debate. “They made me an honorary red Power Ranger,” he said. “They gave me the red costume, and the Power Sword and the Tyrannosaurus Power Coin.”

Trevor Noah compared Herschel Walker's fake police badge to Taylor Swift's honorary doctorate: “But you don't see her in the operating room like, 'Well, ...

If there is an “upside” to this controversy, he said finally, it’s that Georgia voters don’t need to actually elect Walker to the U.S. “He won’t know the difference!” “I don’t know what’s crazier in this story,” the host said. “They can just give him a certificate that says ‘honorary senator,’” Noah joked. [officially signs off from The Daily Show](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trevor-noah-announces-surprise-exit-from-the-daily-show) later this year, he is the only nightly host airing new episodes this week. The “saddest part” of the story, he continued, is that “there are people who are going to believe that Herschel Walker was in law enforcement because he pulled out this badge.” During his time in America, the South African comedian explained, he has learned that if “people see it, they believe it.”

Herschel Walker received a trinket from real cops because he played football well. The fact that he considers it a "real" badge should be disqualifying.

He said he was his high school’s valedictorian, [but that wasn’t true](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/herschel-walkers-latest-fumble-education-rcna22806). The Republican’s campaign said he was an “honorary deputy,” though a former DeKalb County district attorney said the title was meaningless, even if true. He’s said he was a University of Georgia graduate, [but that wasn’t true](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/herschel-walkers-latest-fumble-education-rcna22806). Warnock, the Democratic incumbent, If he tried to use this toy to “get things done” alongside real police officers, he could be arrested for impersonating a cop. He received a trinket from real cops because he played football well many years ago. In 2017, he specifically said, “I work with the Cobb County Police Department.” It’s not a fake badge.... It’s a real badge. “I worked in law enforcement, so I had a gun,” he claimed. Raphael Warnock] took aim at Walker’s erratic behavior in the past and his false claims he had worked in law enforcement.... Walker then produced some sort of badge, suggesting he was in law enforcement and prompting a moderator to repeatedly ask him to put the badge away, saying the rules of the debate barred the use of props.

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker flashed a police badge during his Friday debate against Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., as the two exchanged ...

"And I have shown up for the people of Georgia time and time again." [exposed by The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walker-critic-of-absentee-dads-admits-to-yet-another-secret-son) for fathering secret children even as he has criticized the role of absentee fathers. "If anything happened in this county, I have the right to work with the police getting things done," he insisted. Senate." The debate was hosted by the Atlanta Press Club. "That is totally not true," Walker said. But they can call me whenever they want me, and I have the authority to do things for them, to work with them on a thing." [said](https://twitter.com/Emma_Hurt/status/1581678443955367936), "he can't be trusted to show up for Georgians in the U.S. In August, he "This is from my hometown. [debate with Warnock on Sunday](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/herschel-walker-georgia-debate-no-show_n_634d1a5ce4b04cf8f37a5310), saying the forum was a "sham" favoring the incumbent. [violent behavior](https://apnews.com/article/herschel-walker-nfl-georgia-senate-704738fdbed64383e25e3435684d7341), citing an incident in which the Republican "talked about having a shoot-out with police" and called him out for falsely claiming to have worked in law enforcement.

Abortion is driving more and more of the conversation late into the midterm election game, with GOP candidates softening their stances becoming the norm.

[CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/download) Elissa Slotkin for "some of the most extreme abortion policies of anyone in Congress." [running against Kari Lake,](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/elections/gubernatorial) a Trump-backed Republican who had taken a no-exceptions stance but now is more vague. Such very late procedures clearly goes against the mainstream consensus that is more supportive of abortion in the first two trimesters. In Minnesota, GOP nominee Scott Jensen said last spring he would "try to ban abortion" as governor, and didn’t support any exceptions unless the mother’s life was in danger. Wade – and the pro-choice victory in a Kansas referendum – are these nominees just afraid of the real-world consequences? In Michigan, Republican House candidate Tom Barrett called himself "100 pro-life–no exceptions," but has now removed any reference to his abortion views on his website. At the same time, he acknowledged to NBC yesterday that the $700 check he sent to his accuser was his (she’s now the mother of one of his kids), and the ceremonial badge could remind people that he’d lied about being in law enforcement. Walker’s got some company in the GOP; he’s just the most recent example. But in the debate, Walker backtracked. The other change was on the stolen-election front. (It was with 81 million votes, by the way.)

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker acknowledged in a new interview that he sent a $700 check to a woman who alleges the money was provided to ...

Asked whether Trump would come to Georgia to campaign with him ahead of the November election, Walker demurred. Raphael Warnock is one of the closest and most critical Senate races in the country, as Republicans seek to win back control of the body, which is currently split 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote. Walker has vehemently denied the allegations from the woman, who has remained anonymous. CNN has not independently confirmed the woman’s allegations. [The Daily Beast](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/politics/herschel-walker-abortion) and later to other outlets alleging that Walker paid for her abortion in 2009 and urged her to have a second one, which she declined. [defends use](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/16/politics/herschel-walker-police-badge-georgia-senate-race/index.html)of ‘honorary’ sheriff’s badge in Georgia Senate debate [hold cash edge](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/16/politics/senate-democrats-fundraising-republicans-advertising-midterms/index.html)in fall home stretch but face GOP advertising onslaught [defends party](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/16/politics/michael-bennet-joe-odea-senate-race-cnntv/index.html)on inflation [Georgia Senate debate](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/politics/georgia-senate-debate-takeaways/index.html) [Senate race ratings by](https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/senate-race-ratings)Inside Elections

Herschel Walker went into Friday night's debate against U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock with one job — to convince the Republicans still undecided about him that ...

The danger for Warnock is that at some point a lack of an answer starts to look like a lack of candor. Despite the fact that it was the first debate of his career, Walker made his case that a vote for Warnock is a vote for President Joe Biden. “We will see time and time again that my opponent has a problem with the truth,” Warnock said, bringing up Walker’s claims he has been in law enforcement. Raphael Warnock with one job — to convince the Republicans still undecided about him that he is capable of the basics of the job of being a U.S. He also pushed the senator when he seemed to least expect it. Despite the fact that he’s a professional motivational speaker, the former football star had spent much of this campaign sequestered away from big stages and hard questions.

Trevor Noah didn't hold back in providing commentary on the fake police badge fiasco plaguing Herschel Walker this week.

“This is from my hometown,” he said of the badge. “I don’t know what’s crazier in this story,” the host said. “This is from Johnson County, from the sheriff from Johnson County, which is a legit badge.” Walker, who maintains that he is “a Christian” and “pro-life,” was slapped with claims from his ex that he both urged her to have and paid for the procedure. During his spiel, Noah said the “saddest part” of the ordeal is that “there are people who are going to believe that Herschel Walker was in law enforcement because he pulled out this badge.” “The fact that this man lied about being in law enforcement, or the fact that he pulled out a fake badge during a debate.”

Two weeks ago, the world learned that Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia who supports a total abortion ban without ...

3](https://insideradvantage.com/2022/10/05/insideradvantagefox-5-poll-warnock-walker-still-in-statistical-tie/) when the abortion story broke that evening. Senate race](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/georgia/) has moved in the Democrats’ favor. (If no candidate gets a majority of the vote in the general election, Georgia requires a runoff election to be held between the top two finishers.) That could mean even more time for Walker’s scandals to recede into the rearview mirror — or for another scandal to occur. That poll — the one we used in the table above — gave Warnock a 3-point lead. The most likely answer is that movement in the race is due to a combination of the abortion story and other preexisting factors like the Democrats’ TV advantage. D+3 It’s possible that his scandals will become old news and Walker will (continue to?) recover in the polls. The firm has actually surveyed Georgia four times in the last six weeks, giving us a more granular look at how the race has shifted (or hasn’t). (Walker denies this.) At the time, we cautioned that we would need to wait and see how the controversy might [affect Walker’s chances of winning the race](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/herschel-walker-scandal/). [old allegations of domestic abuse](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/democrats-emphasize-herschel-walkers-threats-ex-wife-new-georgia-ad-rcna45544). We now have new polling data that suggests that the story may have cost Walker some support. [world learned](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate) that Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for U.S.

While other late-night shows are on break, Trevor Noah mocks the US Senate candidate from Georgia for flashing an honorary sheriff's badge in a debate.

“Or the fact that after the sheriff’s association said that his badge is just an honorary one, he said ‘no, they’re wrong.’” This is something that I’ve learned in America: people see it and they believe it.” And in a debate last week with Democratic opponent Raphael Warnock, Walker dismissed scrutiny on his law enforcement credentials by [flashing an honorary deputy’s badge](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/15/us-midterm-elections-herschel-walker-abortion-ban-police-badge-georgia-senate-debate-warnock).

In a video posted by his campaign Monday night, Walker poses with Johnson County Sheriff Greg Rowland and once again holds up the badge that he produced in his ...

Here’s a [complete guide to the midterms](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/2022-midterm-elections-guide/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_5). [a third of the seats in the 100-member Senate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/09/senate-seats-up-2022/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_6) are up for election. [paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/06/herschel-walker-abortion-allegations/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4&itid=lk_inline_manual_27) and [later offered to pay for her to have a second one](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/07/walker-abortion-georgia-senate/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4&itid=lk_inline_manual_27). As of April 25, [46 of the 50 states had settled on the boundaries](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/redistricting-tracker-map/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_9) for 395 of 435 U.S. [What is redistricting?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/22/what-is-redistricting/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_8) Redistricting is the process of drawing congressional and state legislative maps to ensure everyone’s vote counts equally. [New York and Florida primaries](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/23/primaries-new-york-florida-oklahoma/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_2) Tuesday. Here’s a complete [calendar of all the primaries in 2022](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/calendar-2022/?itid=lb_understanding-the-2022-midterm-elections_3). A campaign spokeswoman said at the time that Walker had led “women’s self-defense training, participating in the FBI Academy at Quantico” and also held the title of “honorary deputy” in Cobb County. This is from Johnson County, from the sheriff from Johnson County, which is a legit badge,” Walker said. “If Herschel’s badge is a prop, then I guess this badge I wear every day to protect the citizens — I guess it’s a prop also. Rather than verbally responding, Walker pulled out the badge — which apparently is honorary in nature — drawing a rebuke from a moderator for using a prop, which was not allowed under debate rules. And I gave this to my friend for all he’s done for this country and this county.”

Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker on Tuesday defended his own transparency over allegations he paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, ...

Walker continued to deny that he paid for the abortion and said he did not know what the check was for. And I have answered that question time and time again and my campaign now has been about going forward because I have been honest,” Walker said during a press conference outside of Columbia Tower, the focal point of the attack Walker lobbed against Democratic Sen. The question was about Walker’s transparency around the allegations that he paid for a woman’s abortion and encouraged her to have another one. “Well, what I say is, I found out what it was, when I told everyone I found out, was the time I found out. Warncok has denied the allegation. [Herschel Walker ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/politics/herschel-walker-woman-abortion/index.html)on Tuesday defended his own transparency over allegations he paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion, telling reporters at a press conference that he had “answered that question time and time again” and that his campaign was “about going forward.”

A group of protesters crashed a press conference being held by Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, with one reportedly calling him a "house n-----.

Fox has not yet been able to independently verify those claims. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) [Fox News' Power Rankings](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-power-rankings-gop-looks-west-decisive-house-majority) has rated the race between Walker and Warnock as a toss-up. "This is all a stunt. [CNN and CBS](https://www.foxnews.com/media). [Herschel Walker](https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/herschel-walker) on Tuesday, with one allegedly referring to him as a "house n-----."

ATLANTA—Dressing down the former NFL running back for ruining a long-running investigation, a top law enforcement official reportedly yelled at Herschel ...

“We were this close to blowing this whole thing wide open, and now we’re back to square one. “Goddammit, Walker, three years of building this fucking case from scratch, and you piss it all away with this little stunt of yours?” said state police chief Howard Leach, who pounded his fist on his desk and reminded the Senate nominee that he had been ordered not to tell anyone he was a sworn officer of the law, a precaution necessary so that he could use his candidacy to secretly gather evidence of corruption in Georgia’s Republican Party. ATLANTA—Dressing down the former NFL running back for ruining a long-running investigation, a top law enforcement official reportedly yelled at Herschel Walker on Tuesday for blowing his own cover in a sting operation to place an undercover officer in Georgia’s Senate race.

Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker made transphobic comments on the campaign trail while attempting to attack Democratic Senator Raphael ...

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