Herschel Walker doubles down on his bad hand

| 12:01 pm EDT October 17, 2022
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The country is still laughing over Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s efforts to turn himself into a police officer in the debate from hell Friday night. The GOP is commenting on how well Walker did, proving that the Republican party is even more out of touch with reality than we had thought.

And now there are reports that Herschel Walker’s campaign is doubling down on their claims that their candidate is a law enforcement hero. It is being reported that the Walker campaign is having fake police badges made up. You read that right.

What do they plan to do with this badge? Hand them out to their supporters! Speaking to Jim Acosta on CNN, Republican strategist Alice Stewart said this: “I have been told that they’re going to really double down on this issue and his connection to law enforcement, which meant they’re going to make up little badges and hand them out says the next campaign event.”

It would be comforting indeed if Alice Stewart had then yelled out, “April Fool’s” (I know it’s not April, but that still could have happened, right? Right?) Alas, it did not. This is reality. If we are indeed in a simulation, it hasn’t ended yet. What will Walker hand out next? A free cow to each of his fans?

And yes, many Republicans will still vote for the cop from hell. You know that. Other than biting the head off a live bat on stage, there isn’t anything a GOP candidate could do to turn off their voters. (The bat thing probably wouldn’t work anyway.)

So as Herschel Walker storms around Georgia, lost in his happy childhood fantasies about playing a lousy cop, let’s get a reality check and help reelect Senator Warnock.