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As Walker struggles to firm up GOP base, Kemp aims to expand political map

ATLANTA — While Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker struggles to win over conservatives who were concerned with his candidacy even before a spate of damaging abortion reports, Gov. Brian Kemp is embarking on a vastly different mission to expand his base of support.

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"Huddle with Herschel:" Walker gets campaign reinforcements

Senators Rick Scott and Tom Cotton will join Walker at an event in Georgia Tuesday.

Axios

The most important midterm elections to watch ahead of Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

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‘Not talking about it.’ Why Raphael Warnock avoids discussing abortion during Senate race

WASHINGTON — Across the country, most Democratic candidates have hung their electoral fortunes on the threat to abortion rights, elevating it as the issue in which to disqualify their Republican opponents in a majority of voters’ minds.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Georgia Dem Stacey Abrams would like a Biden boost in governor’s race

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said Sunday she would welcome an assist in her bid for governor from President Biden, who has largely been steering clear of campaign rallies ahead of the crucial midterm elections next month.

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‘On Herschel’s team’: Top Republicans to visit Georgia to boost Walker’s Senate bid

ATLANTA — Prominent Washington Republicans will stump for Senate hopeful Herschel Walker in Georgia this week in a show of support for his embattled campaign after the candidate’s ex-girlfriend accused him of paying for her abortion and urging a second one.

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Texts between Herschel Walker’s wife, ex-girlfriend add twist to abortion drama

ATLANTA — The drama surrounding Herschel Walker took a new turn this weekend as texts emerged showing the Republican’s wife reached out to his ex-girlfriend, whose claims he paid for her abortion have rocked the U.S. Senate race in Georgia.

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Woman tells New York Times that Herschel Walker urged her to have second abortion

The Republican candidate for a Georgia US Senate seat has insisted that he does not know the woman’s identity

The Guardian - US

Herschel Walker centers pitch to Republicans on 'wokeness'

Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides

The Independent UK

Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign in disarray after firing, new abortion report

WASHINGTON — Herschel Walker’s Georgia Senate campaign plunged deeper into turmoil Friday, with the firing of his political director and an accusation that he asked a woman to have a second abortion, imperiling Republican efforts to recover a vaunted seat and a majority in the upper chamber.

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Warnock on Walker: ‘A disturbing pattern’

MACON, Ga. — As an abortion scandal rocks the campaign of Republican Herschel Walker, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock on Friday emphasized his support of abortion rights before a crowd in Middle Georgia.

Tribune News Service

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan emerges as key GOP critic of Herschel Walker in Georgia

ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has hardly minced words about his fears of the Donald Trump-driven direction of the Republican Party.

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Abrams raises $85M in Georgia governor race, outpacing Kemp

Democrat Stacey Abrams continues to raise more money than incumbent Republican Brian Kemp in the Georgia governor’s race

The Independent UK

Republicans throw support behind Herschel Walker after abortion denial

The Georgia senate candidate has garnered support from Donald Trump to Lindsey Graham

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‘They’re desperate’: Herschel Walker denies abortion reports

WADLEY, Ga. — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker rejected claims that he paid for a 2009 abortion for a woman who said she later bore his child, saying at a campaign stop that it was part of a plot by allies of Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to damage…

The Independent UK

Walker sticks to denials of abortion, fathering accusations

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is remaining defiant after reports alleging he encouraged and paid for the 2009 abortion of a woman — and later fathered a child with her

Tribune News Service

Herschel Walker faces another abortion report that threatens his Senate campaign

ATLANTA — Another Herschel Walker headline rocked the Republican’s embattled campaign when The Daily Beast reported late Wednesday that the woman who said the Senate hopeful paid for her 2009 abortion is also the mother of one of his four children.

The Guardian - US

The pastor v the football player: can Raphael Warnock tackle Herschel Walker?

Georgia in focus: Warnock’s fundraising is impressive, though the Democratic senator lacks the name recognition his scandal-prone opponent

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Herschel Walker campaign claims GOP lead in Senate fundraising, but it trails Sen. Raphael Warnock

ATLANTA — Republican Herschel Walker on Wednesday reported raising more than $12 million in campaign cash over the past three months, less than half of what his Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, raked in for the same reporting period.

The Independent UK

Herschel Walker loses lead against Raphael Warnock with six-point drop in new poll after abortion scandal

Comes after news report that Walker paid for a woman’s abortion

Chicago Sun-Times

Herschel Walker’s son Christian is all of us

We’re appalled by the lies. Hypocrisy and honesty sure don’t seem to matter to the Republican Party, or to the many Georgia voters supporting Walker.

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah hails ‘bravery and tenacity of Iran’s women and girls’

Late-night hosts discuss Iran protests, Herschel Walker’s secret abortion payment and Maggie Haberman’s new book on Trump

The Independent UK

Donations jump for Georgia GOP's Kemp, Warnock stays strong

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sharply accelerated his fundraising over the summer, taking in $28.7 million in a three-month period

The Independent UK

GOP optimistic about Senate chances despite Walker turmoil

A dramatic family fight has clouded the GOP’s hopes in Georgia’s high-stakes Senate contest

Tribune News Service

Republicans fear losing US Senate seat as Herschel Walker’s woes mount

ATLANTA — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker has so far weathered allegations he abused his ex-wife and exaggerated claims about his businesses.

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