Herschel Walker's closest GOP rival, Gary Black, has a new digital attack ad on Walker

[LetMyPeopleVote]

This attack ad is okay https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-washington-marks-anniversary-of-atlanta-spa-shootings/CV5C7VPSLZDWFCKIXJ3SSJNYRY/

Herschel Walker’s closest rival, Gary Black, has a new digital attack ad opening with the bleak advisory, “Warning: Viewer Discretion is Advised.”

The two-minute ad spot then asks viewers to imagine how Democrats will treat the football star if he’s the GOP nominee

What follows is a litany of reports documented in the AJC and other outlets that will surely be weaponized against Walker by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in a general election campaign.

They include accusations that Walker physically abused and threatened his ex-wife, mistress and other women, along with a claim that he’s “hiding” from tough questions from the media

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[pfitz59]

1. The Trumpsters would see his behavior as a badge of honor.

Just like their hero.

[Slammer]

2. Primary v general

By the time the general election rolls around, Walker's primary opponent will have already made sure the public is aware of Walker's alleged mental instability and his alleged physical abuse of women.

That's not going to leave a lot of room for a Democrat to introduce new material.

[tanyev]

3. So the problem is not that Walker did these things, but how the Democrats would weaponize them?

smh

[eShirl]

4. It's how to get through to people who think that way.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Republicans worry about pro-Trump Senate candidate's history of domestic violence

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On Thursday, POLITICO Playbook reported that Herschel Walker, the former football star running for Senate in Georgia with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, is now facing attacks from his primary challenger, state Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, over his history of domestic violence — and it has some GOP strategists privately scared about his viability in the general election.

"Black ... is out with a new ad this week highlighting allegations of violence in Walker’s past, including incidents when he allegedly put a razor to his ex-wife’s throat, choked her and held a gun to her head," said the report. "'We have to wonder: how many more women are out there, and what stories might they tell?' the female narrator voice asks after listing other incidents in which women have gone to law enforcement to report threatening behavior by Walker."

Walker has denied some of these incidents and maintains he never broke the law, but admits his history of violent behavior toward his ex-wife and attributes it to dissociative identity disorder.

"Black campaign spokesman Dan McLagan told Playbook that no one in the Republican Party has asked them to take these ads down. But privately, we’ve heard Republicans from across the political spectrum grumbling about spots like this, which they worry will boost Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a state Republicans may need to flip in order to win back the Senate," said the report. "Still, it’s likely just a taste of what’s to come in the general election. And Black’s campaign has no plans to step back, pointing to research suggesting the more voters learn about Walker’s past, the more they turn on him."