Pro-Life Republican Herschel Walker Wins Georgia Senate Primary

National   |   Steven Ertelt, Micaiah Bilger   |   May 25, 2022   |   9:37AM   |   Washington, DC

Senate candidate Herschel Walker won the Republican primary for the United State Senate yesterday and now he will face an ardent abortion activist in the November election.

Walker, a former standout running back at the University of Georgia who captured the Heisman Trophy in 1982, the six-person GOP field with 68.2 percent of the vote, according to the state’s official election website. No one else received more than 13.4 percent with 95 percent of precincts reported.

In his acceptance speech, Walker attacked pro-abortion Senator Raphael Warnock and the “radical left.” He said Democrats had put “maniacs” in charge, and the election was about saving the country from a group that “don’t even like you.”

“They don’t even like this country,” he said. He added, “It’s time for us to wake up from this nightmare, time for us to get up, get back on track.”

Newsmax reports Walker promised to vote pro-life without exceptions in an interview with reporters last week after a Macon, Georgia campaign event.

“There’s no exception in my mind,” he said when asked about cases of rape and incest. “Like I say, I believe in life. I believe in life.”

The Republican candidate said he believes children conceived in horrible circumstances still have worth and potential.

“You never know what a child is going to become,” Walker said. “And I’ve seen some people, they’ve had some tough times, but I always said, ‘No matter what, tough times make tough people.’”

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Recently, he received an endorsement from the National Right to Life Committee.

“Herschel Walker will be a most effective champion for unborn babies and their mothers in Washington and he has demonstrated the passion and perseverance it takes to win the critically important Georgia Senate race,” NRLC president Carol Tobias said.

Tobias contrasted Walker’s strong pro-life stance with that of Warnock, who currently holds the Senate seat.

“Georgia deserves a pro-life senator like Herschel Walker who is committed to building a culture of life,” she said. “Walker’s stance for life stands in stark contrast to the out-of-touch record of Warnock who supports abortion for any reason until birth.”

Warnock, a self-proclaimed “pro-choice pastor,” recently voted for legislation that would force states to allow unborn babies to be aborted for basically any reason up to birth even if Roe v. Wade is overturned. He has a 100-percent pro-abortion voting record, according to NRLC.

In contrast, Herschel Walker has spoken publicly about his conservative pro-life beliefs for years. In September, he said he is running for U.S. Senate “because I love America. And I’ve got to fight for America. It is time for us to stop wondering what we’re going to do but do it because what we’ve got now.” Walker is a former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner.