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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
Herschel Walker, the former football star who is running for the Senate, is, according to the Times political reporter Maya King, a “demigod in Georgia sports and in Georgia culture.”
The midterm election in that state is crucial — it could determine whether Democrats keep control of the Senate. Mr. Walker’s candidacy, however, has been tainted by a slew of stories about his character, including claims that he paid for an abortion for a former girlfriend despite publicly opposing the procedure.
Guest: Maya King (https://www.nytimes.com/by/maya-king?smid=pc-thedaily), a politics reporter covering the South for The New York Times.
Background reading:
How Republicans cast aside concerns and learned to love Mr. Walker (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/us/politics/herschel-walker-georgia-republicans.html).
Will any of the allegations against Mr. Walker actually matter? (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/upshot/herschel-walker-midterms-analysis.html)
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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The midterm election in that state is crucial — it could determine whether Democrats keep control of the Senate. Mr. Walker’s candidacy, however, has been tainted by a slew of stories about his character, including claims that he paid for an abortion for a former girlfriend despite publicly opposing the procedure.
Guest: Maya King (https://www.nytimes.com/by/maya-king?smid=pc-thedaily), a politics reporter covering the South for The New York Times.
Background reading:
How Republicans cast aside concerns and learned to love Mr. Walker (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/us/politics/herschel-walker-georgia-republicans.html).
Will any of the allegations against Mr. Walker actually matter? (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/upshot/herschel-walker-midterms-analysis.html)
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)