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Herschel Walker, front-runner for the party's U.S. Senate nominee, speaks during a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks County Dragway in Commerce, Ga., Saturday, March 26, 2022. In his run for U.S. Senate in Georgia, former football great Herschel Walker has gone to great lengths so far to dodge tough questions. The GOP candidate does not widely publicize his campaign stops and limits his appearances mostly to conservative news outlets and friendly audiences. Earlier this month, he skipped the first debate for the May 24 Republican primary. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Herschel Walker fights back against attack ads, journalists’ hatchet jobs: ‘Media is not my friend’

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, July 26, 2022. Georgia voters will see at least one fall debate between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Warnock on Tuesday evening accepted Walker's proposal for an Oct. 14 debate in Savannah. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Raphael Warnock agrees to Herschel Walker’s debate proposal

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during former President Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga. New polling shows Mr. Walker with a narrow lead over Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File) **FILE**

Trump-endorsed Herschel Walker gets boost in polling, leads Warnock in close race

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate Republican candidate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters during an election night watch party, on May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Walker announced he had raised $6.2 million in the April-June quarter on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock says he raised $17.2 million. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Herschel Walker holds narrow lead over Raphael Warnock in tightening U.S. Senate race

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Herschel Walker, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate for Georgia, speaks to supporters at the Northeast Georgia Livestock Barn in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Walker spoke about gas prices and the November election. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Herschel Walker: I’ll debate Sen. Raphael Warnock but only ‘for the fans’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters during an election night watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Walker won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia's primary election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Herschel Walker vows to bring people together in first Ga. Senate campaign ad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Herschel Walker speaks to members of the media after his Republican Primary win on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta. Walker will represent the Republican Party in its efforts to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in November. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Herschel Walker mad at Trump, says ex-president never asked him to run for Senate in Georgia

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the US Senate for Georgia, speaks at a primary watch party Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Foundry restaurant in Athens, Ga., near the University of Georgia where once played football. (AP Photo/Akili-Casundria Ramsess)

Trump-backed Herschel Walker wins Georgia GOP Senate primary

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during a Donald Trump rally for Georgia GOP candidates in Commerce, Ga., March 26, 2022. Walker boasts of his charity work helping members of the military who struggle with mental health. The football legend and leading Republican Senate candidate in Georgia says the outreach is done through a program he created, called Patriot Support. But court filings and company documents offer a more complicated picture. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Walker set to breeze through Senate GOP primary, into tougher battle against incumbent Dem Warnock

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during a Donald Trump rally for Georgia GOP candidates in Commerce, Ga., March 26, 2022. Walker boasts of his charity work helping members of the military who struggle with mental health. The football legend and leading Republican Senate candidate in Georgia says the outreach is done through a program he created, called Patriot Support. But court filings and company documents offer a more complicated picture.(Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Herschel Walker, front-runner for the party's U.S. Senate nominee, speaks during a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks County Dragway in Commerce, Ga., Saturday, March 26, 2022. In his run for U.S. Senate in Georgia, former football great Herschel Walker has gone to great lengths so far to dodge tough questions. The GOP candidate does not widely publicize his campaign stops and limits his appearances mostly to conservative news outlets and friendly audiences. Earlier this month, he skipped the first debate for the May 24 Republican primary. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Herschel Walker’s debate avoidance in primary spurs general election questions

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during former President Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Biden tells Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz to resign from presidential fitness board

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during former President Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, Oct. 27, endorsed Herschel Walker’s Republican primary bid for a Senate seat in Georgia. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Democrats should tread lightly when attacking Sean Parnell and Herschel Walker

By Dean Karayanis

In this Sept. 11, 2021 file photo, former Georgia running back and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker greets fans before a college football game between UAB and in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE **

Herschel Walker: Trump sending wrong message on election fraud

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, photo, former President Donald Trump speaks on a variety of topics to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump to rally in Georgia, testing endorsements of GOP primary candidates

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump listens as Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) **FILE**

Herschel Walker debuts Senate campaign around pro-America agenda

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Frank Garner waits for the start of former President Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary ‘Trump ticket’

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Georgia rally to mark debut of GOP primary Trump-backed candidates

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump elbow bumps with Herschel Walker during a campaign rally in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) **FILE**

Herschel Walker scrambles Senate race in Georgia, rivals rush to redefine him

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 29, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, and his daughter Ivanka Trump, right, watch as former football player Herschel Walker, center, throws a football during White House Sports and Fitness Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Walker registered to vote on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, in Georgia as Donald Trump has been urging the former football great to join the U.S. Senate in the state as a Republican. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Herschel Walker begins Georgia GOP Senate bid amid unknowns

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press