The Senate Leadership Fund congratulated Herschel Walker on his convincing victory in the Georgia primary election by uniting the Republican Party behind his candidacy:
“Herschel Walker’s incredible life story originated with humble beginnings, followed by an historic career in Georgia football, and is culminating in his inspiring run for U.S. Senate. Georgians of all stripes have been attracted to Herschel because of his vision for building a united Georgia where everyone can live the American Dream like he has. We know no one will out-hustle Herschel, and we are thrilled to be on the field doing the blocking and tackling to achieve victory for Georgia Republicans.” -SLF President Steven Law
The Senate Leadership Fund previously announced it had reserved $37 million in Georgia to support the eventual Republican nominee.
Walker is one of the top-flight Senate Republican recruits in one of the most consequential pickup opportunities for the party. He will face off against Senator Raphael Warnock, whose new voting record in the Senate will be litigated for the first time with the Georgia electorate. Since his election to the Senate, Warnock has voted 95.5% of the time with President Joe Biden. Warnock will have to answer for his votes and rhetoric that have contributed directly to problems confronting Georgia voters, including:
- Supporting the budget-busting American Rescue Plan economists say has contributed to making inflation worse
- Voting repeatedly against measures to increase American energy production that would have alleviated the gas price crunch
- Voting to undermine border security that has inflamed chaos at the border
- Spreading lies about Georgia’s election law that led to the loss of $100 million in economic activity for Georgia small businesses
- Promising to rig the rules of the Senate by eliminating the filibuster in order to ram through every far-left policy proposal too radical to pass under current rules