Herschel Walker
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Herschel Walker is running as a Republican in the state of Georgia. Herschel Walker is a Challenger in the U.S. Senate race. Herschel Walker is running against Raphael Warnock in the U.S. Senate race. See our U.S. Senate race map and our Georgia Senate state map.
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering Herschel Walker?Herschel Walker often is covered by Left Media sources.
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Herschel Walker is a former American football running back, bobsledder, and mixed martial artist. He played college football for the University of Georgia, earned consensus All-American honors three times and won the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He is considered to be one of the greatest college football players of all time, ranked No. 1 by Bleacher Report, 247sports, and Sporting News, and No. 2 by ESPN. Walker began his professional football career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League, before joining the National Football League, initially with the Dallas Cowboys. He was the focus of a huge 1989 trade to the Minnesota Vikings, and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering Herschel Walker?Herschel Walker often is covered by Left Media sources.
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US & Canada · AtlantaHerschel Walker (R) “is getting a tax break intended only for a primary residence this year on his home in the Dallas, Texas, area, despite running for Senate in Georgia,” CNN reports.See the Story
Herschel Walker Getting Tax Break for Texas Residence
60% Left coverage: 15 sources
US & Canada · AtlantaA woman who alleges that U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker pressured her into having an abortion in 1993 on Tuesday challenged the Republican, who has said he opposes abortion with no exceptions, to meet her publicly before next month's Georgia run-off election.See the Story
Woman challenges Republican Herschel Walker to face abortion claim in public
57% Left coverage: 14 sources
Raphael Warnock · GeorgiaA poll released on Tuesday by AARP, an interest group for those aged 50 and older, found a significant age gap in voters preferences in the Georgia Senate runoff election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and former NFL player Herschel Walker (R) Warnock leads Walker by 24 percentage points among voters aged 18-49, while Walker leads by nine points among Voters aged 50 or older, according to the poll.See the Story
Warnock holds narrow lead over Walker in runoff, AARP poll finds
58% Left coverage: 12 sources
Latest Herschel Walker News
US & Canada · AtlantaGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who just won reelection by nearly 8 percentage points, has cut a new ad for Senate candidate Herschel Walker that will begin airing throughout his state on Thanksgiving Day.See the Story
Kemp cuts ad for Walker in Georgia Senate runoff
100% Center coverage: 6 sources
Raphael Warnock · ConyersAt a shopping-center parking lot in this city east of Atlanta, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock on Monday urged supporters to get friends to vote in Georgia’s Dec. 6 runoff, arguing that even one more vote in the Senate would give his party a better chance to pass legislation on a range of issues, from voting rights to abortion.
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Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock Invest Millions to Turn Out Georgia Voters—Again
80% Right coverage: 5 sources
Raphael Warnock · Wrightsville “I represent all of Georgia I go to parts of our states that are largely red parts of our states that are largely blue because my concerns are bigger than that,” said Rev. Raphael Warnock.See the Story
Herschel Walker’s Former Coach Backs Raphael Warnock
Coverage: 4 sources
US & CanadaHerschel Walker says he'd like to debate MSNBC personality Joy Reid. Reid tweeted a video of Walker appearing on Fox News. Walker used the word "erection" when he meant to say "election" Walker has not responded to Reid's challenge to debate him on her show.See the Story
MSNBC’s Joy Reid accepts Herschel Walker debate challenge
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
Herschel WalkerGeorgia Republican candidate for Senate Herschel Walker is allegedly getting a $1,500 tax break for his home in Dallas, Texas -- an exemption reserved for permanent residents.See the Story
Herschel Walker received tax break for permanent residences on Dallas home
Coverage: 2 sources
Raphael WarnockSen. Raphael Warnock has almost three times more cash on hand than Republican Herschel Walker going into the runoff election.See the Story
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has big campaign cash advantage over GOP's Herschel Walker going into runoff election
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Herschel WalkerHerschel Walker, the GOP's nominee for the Georgia Senate runoff, hugged newly-reelected Gov. Brian Kemp at a campaign rally last week. The GOP won virtually every statewide election in Georgia earlier this month, except for Walker, who in his race against Sen. Raphael Warnock captured 48.5% of the vote compared to the incumbent Democratic lawmaker's 49.4%.See the Story
Republicans want Brian Kemp's mojo to rub off on Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff, but hurdles remain as the governor uses his political operation to boost the GOP
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
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