Opinion: Herschel Walker and 2022 election enter the red zone

File photo by Nicole Craine of The New York Times / Herschel Walker, a Republican candidate for Senate, campaigns in Ocilla, Ga., on July 19, 2022. Walker, who is challenging Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., has put forward dubious theories on climate change. File photo by Nicole Craine of The New York Times / Herschel Walker, a Republican candidate for Senate, campaigns in Ocilla, Ga., on July 19, 2022. Walker, who is challenging Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., has put forward dubious theories on climate change.

By Bill Torpy / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) September 5, 2022 4 min read

It’s Labor Day weekend and time to officially kick off two vital seasons: Football and elections.

And thank goodness we here in Georgia have the legendary Herschel Walker to cover both realms.

Walker had been canonized for leading the Bulldogs to the 1980 national football championship. That was their last title, of course, until he decided to run for the U.S. Senate and the Dogs up and won again.

You think that’s a coincidence?