DUNWOODY, Ga. — National Republican leaders such as former president Donald Trump and Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) on Tuesday rallied behind Herschel Walker, defending the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate in Georgia after he denied a report that he paid for a girlfriend to get an abortion in 2009.
But Republican leaders and activists in Georgia expressed unease with Walker’s candidacy after his personal life was yet again under the spotlight in a crucial midterm battleground, voicing worries that they elevated a flawed candidate who could complicate efforts to win back the Senate.
The emerging dynamic five weeks before Walker faces Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D) underlines a predicament Republicans are confronting. Many see Georgia as one of the best opportunities to flip a Senate seat, and they feel compelled to continue boosting their candidate, who polls show is competitive. Yet in elevating an untested political newcomer who has faced allegations of stalking, violent threats and hypocrisy in his personal life as well as criticism over false claims, they are bracing for a potentially difficult final stretch.
“I don’t think anybody got on the internet last night or got on Twitter last night and said this is going to be good for Herschel Walker,” said Lane Flynn, a former chairman of the DeKalb County Republican Party. “The question going forward is how transactional is the average voter going to be — not necessarily the hardcore super GOP person. But the suburban mom or …...
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