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Former President Donald Trump coaxed Herschel Walker into the U.S. Senate race in Georgia, but it could be Gov. Brian Kemp that ends up lifting the former football star to victory next week.
Mr. Walker is leaning on Mr. Kemp — not Mr. Trump — in the homestretch of his runoff race against Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, viewing the popular governor as the strongest possible ally in his final push to win over moderate Republicans and independent voters.
Mr. Kemp headlined a fundraiser Tuesday for Mr. Walker and a recent rally on Mr. Walker’s behalf. He also is starring in a new statewide television ad that Mr. Walker started in the one-week sprint to the Dec. 6 runoff election.
Brian Robinson, a Georgia-based Republican consultant, said Mr. Kemp is the most powerful politician in the state.
“It is not even close,” he said. “Brian Kemp is like the Monopoly man, walking around with bags of political capital. Go ahead and put a monocle on that guy and a top hat. He is trusted. He is liked.”
Mr. Trump, meanwhile, has been missing in action — and Mr.
