US Politics

Marion McKeone: Trump’s latest scandal-hit candidate deepens divisions betweens Republicans

Former NFL star Herschel Walker not only looks unlikely to win over any wavering Democratic voters, but ongoing revelations about his past behaviour have sparked a revolt among local Republican activists

Herschel Walker, the US Republican Senate candidate for Georgia the former NFL star is lurching from scandal to shambles. Picture: Getty

Republican chances of reclaiming control of the US Senate in next month’s midterms may have suffered a setback as Herschel Walker, the Trump-backed sports star, lurched from scandal to shambles to farce in his bid to become Georgia’s next Republican Senator.

However, it seems there is no scandal, deceit or debacle shocking enough to dislodge the Republican leadership’s support for their beleaguered candidate. Instead of running for cover as collateral damage from Walker’s campaign rains ...