Hershel Walker needs whatever he can get….
His past women actions are digging him in a hole…
But Trump, smellimng blood in the water may NOT actually show up to stand next to ‘his’ choice for the Georgia Republican US Senate nominee…..
A super PAC backed by former President Donald Trump is pouring money into a last minute ad buy to boost Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker following a bruising week of headlines.
The ad by MAGA Inc., which was shared with POLITICO, focuses on culture wars and incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock’s voting record — but makes no mention of Walker or his recent controversies…
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On Friday, AdImpact, a media tracking firm, reported that MAGA Inc. placed a $750,000 ad buy in the state of Georgia in support of Walker.
The ad comes at a precarious moment for the Georgia Republican. Walker has faced a string of accusations that he pressured the mother of one of his children to have an abortion — once successfully and once unsuccessfully. Walker has denied the stories, which POLITICO has not independently verified. But while his allies have stuck by him, there is clear disagreement over how best to do so.
His pledge to file a defamation suit did not come to fruition. Instead, Walker’s campaign put out its own ad noting that he had a checkered past and touting the redemption he sought and achieved. And despite the media attention, the Walker campaign says it has raised over $500,000 in the aftermath of the allegation.
The hard-hitting pushback has been left to the outside groups, with the National Republican Senatorial Committee putting out an ad that attacked Warnock’s character and on deeply personal terms. But so far that spot is only being circulated as a web ad, according to a spokesperson….
Meanwhile….
The woman who has said that Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker reimbursed her for an abortion she had in 2009 told The New York Times that Walker also urged her to get a second abortion two years later.
The Times reported Friday that the woman, who remained anonymous, said she decided to go through with the pregnancy, and that Walker has barely been involved in her son’s life….