The retired footballer is running against three other Republicans to unseat Democrat Raphael Warnock in the 2022 midterms.<\/b>
\nControversial ex-football star Herschel Walker has raised nearly $4 million in contributions for his Trump-endorsed Senate campaign in Georgia, where he has emerged as the GOP frontrunner vying to unseat Democrat Raphael Warnock in next year\u2019s critical midterm elections when the GOP hopes to win back that seat (and the Senate), which they barely lost in a special election in January. Walker\u2019s bare-bones campaign website does not include details on his policies. He and Trump have been friends for nearly 40 years, and Walker was among those to spread false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election that Trump lost. While the ex-president\u2019s backing may help, Republicans including Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have privately expressed their serious doubts about his viability as a candidate in recent months. Among their concerns is the fact that Walker has never run for office, has lived in Texas for decades, and was accused of violent and controlling behavior by ex-wife Cindy Grossman, according to the AP report. But McConnell has since softened his stance, praising Walker\u2019s recent television appearances and saying that \u201cthere\u2019s every indication he\u2019s going to be a good candidate.\u201d Walker\u2019s son Christian has also made a name for himself as a conservative activist, describing himself on Instagram as a \u201cfree-speech radicalist\u201d who was suspended from TikTok and whose views, according to a profile in New York, include claiming \u201c\u2018illegals\u2019 don\u2019t belong here and that white supremacy is a liberal fantasy created on college campuses.\u201d He\u2019s also begun to appear on Fox News, where he stands out, New York notes, as \u201ca gay Black man in Cartier and Gucci who also happens to be a two-time world-champion competitive cheerleader with a six-pack and perfectly plucked eyebrows.\u201d \u201c Herschel Walker off to $3.7M fundraising start in 2022 Senate race \u201d ( The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) \u201c Trump-Endorsed Herschel Walker Raised $100,000 a Day Since Launching Georgia Senate Bid \u201d ( Newsweek) \u201c Herschel Walker raises $3.7 million since start of Senate campaign \u201d (The Hill) \u201c GOP fears grow over Herschel Walker as party leaders seek other candidates in Georgia Senate race \u201d (CNN) \u201c As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges \u201d (Associated Press)<\/p>\n