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Politically Georgia: ‘Teflon’ Herschel Walker is frustrating his rivals

220307-Herschel Walker arrives at the Georgia State Capitol to qualify to run for U.S. Senate on Monday, Mar. 7, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
220307-Herschel Walker arrives at the Georgia State Capitol to qualify to run for U.S. Senate on Monday, Mar. 7, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 18, 2022

Senate candidate Herschel Walker is ignoring his Republican rivals, while David Perdue is stepping up his appeals to the GOP’s far right.

In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy dig into Perdue’s strategy and takes a look at why Walker’s opponents are struggling to land attacks against a “Teflon” candidate.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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