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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWalker a no show at Repube Senate debate in GA. What a swell candidate.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/herschel-walkers-no-show-looms-large-over-senate-gop-debate/PTE23EXYL5AJRELJLZCURB4L4A/drray23
(7,635 posts)so why bother with the debates? They run on hatred of liberals, support for Trump conspiracy theories and the like. As long as they got that covered their stupid base will vote for them.
CurtEastPoint
(18,655 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,771 posts)All they need to do is go on friendly conservative media and benefit from Dark Money campaigns paid for by America's oligarchs.
Leith
(7,813 posts)Some of them run on their record as sports stars or coaches.
Initech
(100,090 posts)hlthe2b
(102,320 posts)Sadly, he is emblematic of those whose education consists only of the ability to play football. He was never able to speak on issues beyond the next game during his years at UGA and has developed no verbal skills sense.
It should be the ultimate embarrassment for the R's to be pushing him as their frontrunner, but they apparently think they can hide who he is... Or Trumpists will somehow multiply sufficiently so that it won't matter.
frogmarch
(12,158 posts)republicanz just keep on keepin' on.
CurtEastPoint
(18,655 posts)Ocelot II
(115,783 posts)which is that he's been dead since 1999. That's a pretty legitimate excuse, IMO.
Chuuku Davis
(565 posts)In My Humble Opinion.
Rs do not want him answering questions.
GoodRaisin
(8,926 posts)Youll never see this candidate at a debate. He will simply run on RW rhetoric and football popularity.