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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHerschel Walker - Worst Candidate Ever?
Georgias Senate race is over and thankfully, Raphael Warnock, a man of intelligence and integrity, won.
Herschel Walkers historical significance will likely lie in being remembered as the worst Senate candidate of the 21st century, and possibly the worst candidate for high office in American history.
Intellectually incoherent to the point of dumbness, politically ignorant, prone to wild lies and exaggerations, violently abusive in his personal life, despised by his former partners and son, and a shocking moral hypocrite who supported a complete ban on abortion while having been credibly accused of paying for two and also claiming it would have been no big deal if the allegations were true, I doubt a satirist could have come up with a fictional caricature less favorable than the reality.
Ill say one good thing about Mr. Walker, though. His strongly articulated pro-werewolf stance was a refreshing change from politics as usual.
mercuryblues
(14,552 posts)Initech
(100,118 posts)LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)MatthewG.
(362 posts)LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)I guess that was Walkers ultimate political stance.
Im a werewolf, cop, astronaut, abuser. Vote for me!!
mercuryblues
(14,552 posts)I wish he would come out, dressed as a vampire, and say:
Hershal was wrong Vampires do indeed kill werewolves.
gab13by13
(21,473 posts)Walleye
(31,110 posts)Cuthbert Allgood
(4,995 posts)If we're honest here, so would most people.
Blue Owl
(50,536 posts)niyad
(113,701 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,203 posts)Unfortunately, that worst candidate also became our worst president. We dodged a bullet with Herschel.
MatthewG.
(362 posts)Ill grant that, as between Trump and Walker, its a close contest for whos the worst.
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)and that racist POS was actually elected governor. Later replaced by Jimmy Carter.
genxlib
(5,546 posts)Anyone with a name like "Walker" should be 100% team zombie.
RIP "The Walking Dead"
Docreed2003
(16,889 posts)And Walking Dead was filmed in Georgia! What a missed opportunity!
jalan48
(13,906 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,269 posts)There was an (R) before his name, so best candidate ever for the MAGAts.
walkingman
(7,683 posts)Marcus IM
(2,263 posts)... over a complete stooge and clown.
It's like a ticking time bomb.
magicarpet
(14,197 posts).... with their brains pickled in Fascism and a warped brand of Christianity.
MatthewG.
(362 posts)Id say this race points towards 21st Century Americas extreme polarization; even a sleazy, violent moron can get nearly 50% of the votes just having an R next to his name.
Mister Ed
(5,945 posts)MatthewG.
(362 posts)sarisataka
(18,857 posts)If our candidate can only beat the worst candidate ever by less than 3%?
Initech
(100,118 posts)And let Fox do their thinking for them.
sarisataka
(18,857 posts)But we need to figure out a counter to that, if there is one
Initech
(100,118 posts)The only question is how do we get our own equivalent of Fox or Infowars?
MatthewG.
(362 posts)I think it says that 21st Century American politics are so polarized that a sleazy, violent moron can get nearly 50% of the vote simply by virtue of having an (R) next to his name.
Id also offer that it says that Georgia should be considered more of a red state than a purple one, at least for now.
sarisataka
(18,857 posts)And look at the world the way we think it should be rather than the way it is.
Instead of dismissing poor polls and predicting landslides, we should treat the most pessimistic polls as fact. Look where we are behind and focus resources to swing groups to our side.
Wingus Dingus
(8,059 posts)for the Senate, for Georgia, and for all Americans. It was a giant fuck-you from TrumpWorld.
ananda
(28,890 posts)and he won.
But Herschel comes in a close second for me.
MatthewG.
(362 posts)Ill grant that as between Trump and Walker, its a close contest as to whos worse.
tinrobot
(10,927 posts)It was way too close. That is the fault of the voters.