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Press Releases Herschel Walker Abortion LGBTQ+ Voting Rights Tuesday, May 24 2022

American Bridge on Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate Primary

May 24, 2022

American Bridge 21st Century released the following statement on Herschel Walker winning today’s Georgia Republican U.S. Senate primary, after failing to hold public interviews and events and lying to voters on the campaign trail. 

“Herschel Walker has repeatedly proven he cannot be trusted to put Georgians first in the Senate, from opposing plans to lower costs for families and backing a total abortion ban, to his repeated lies and failure to be honest with voters,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson Aidan Johnson.

In the nine months since he’s started his campaign, Walker has repeatedly been caught lying, raising serious questions about his lack of integrity and failure to be honest with Georgia voters:

And when it comes to the issues, Walker has likewise shown he can’t be trusted to put Georgia families and workers first:

  • Opposes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and its $11 billion for Peach State jobs, workers, and communities:
    • On multiple occasions, Herschel Walker has slammed the bipartisan jobs and infrastructure law, despite the fact that it’s creating jobs, rebuilding roads and bridges, securing safer drinking water, and expanding and improving high-speed internet in Georgia communities.
    • Walker has even claimed it’s “totally unfair” to ask him about his opposition to the law.
  • Supports repealing the ACA which would let insurance companies charge higher premiums to older Americans and people with pre-existing conditions:
  • Opposed COVID recovery relief for families and businesses:
    • Walker has refused to back a law that cut taxes for families, secured critical support for families and small businesses, and funded COVID vaccine production and distribution.
  • Supports totally outlawing abortion — without any exceptions:
    • Walker has repeatedly said that he supports totally outlawing abortion without any exceptions — not even in cases of rape or incest or if the life of the mother is at risk.
    • Walker has also indicated he’d support such an abortion ban at the federal level, saying he will “vote for any legislation […] even if the legislation is not perfect.” 
  • Opposes marriage equality — and says he’d support letting states ban LGBTQ individuals from getting married.
  • Opposes making multimillionaires and billionaires pay their fair share in tax:
    • Walker, who made $4.1 million from late 2020-2021, has said making the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share is “not right.”
  • Lacks basic understanding of foreign policy:
    • Walker falsely suggested that NATO isn’t “involved” in Ukraine, incorrectly asserting that it wasn’t working to deter Russia’s invasion.

But don’t just take it from us — even Walker’s fellow Georgia Republicans say he is untrustworthy:

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Published: May 24, 2022 | Last Modified: Aug 29, 2022

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