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Herschel Walker is hoping a diverse cast of GOP leaders and activists can help push him over the finish line in his runoff race against Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Mr. Walker, after a weekend break from campaigning, returned to the trail Monday alongside Ben Carson, a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Trump administration. On Tuesday, Mr. Walker is slated to get a helping hand from Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, and Sen-elect Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.
They are part of a growing list of Republican politicos rushing to Mr. Walker’s side for a race that has become a hard slog for the football legend after he finished narrowly behind Mr. Warnock in the Nov. 8 general election.
Neither candidate, however, captured the 50% of the vote needed to avoid a Dec. 6 runoff election.
Mr. Walker has had a helping hand in the runoff from Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida. He’s also campaigning with Republican state officials, most notably Gov. Brian Kemp, who steered clear of Mr. Walker in the general election to focus on his reelection race for governor.
However, former President Donald Trump has been missing in action in the runoff race. His absence is notable given he pressured Mr. Walker to return from Texas to his native Georgia to run for the Senate seat.
