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The republican party has no one to blame but itself for losing the senate . . .

The republican party has no one to blame but itself for losing the senate . . .

Exhibit A, of course, would be “Herschel Walker”.

Media outlets touted his matchup against Warnock as “historic” because it was the first time 2 black americans had contended for the same senate seat.

My take is different – it was historic because Walker may have been the “most poorly vetted” and “least qualified” candidate in my lifetime.

I'm not saying EVERYONE needs to be a college graduate to be elected to national office. But if someone is a dropout, that should raise some sort of question, no? Even John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's most deplorable politician, managed to graduate.

What else is deplorable about Walker?

How could the GOP totally miss – or willfully ignore – so many women that would come forth and tell stories of beatdowns administered by him, during 'roid rages'? The abortions paid for by this supposedly pro life candidate? His three out of wedlock children? This is supposedly the fundamentalist Christian candidate, right? Or is he a closet Mormon?

How many senators completely reject evolution? Walker did. “You didn't read the same bible I did. If man came from apes, why are there still apes?” Why, indeed Hershel. You raise an ironic point, but without a scintilla of self awareness, lol.

Herschel told at least one newspaper that his senate candidacy would help republicans achieve control of the House of Representatives, indicating a stunning lack of basic political awareness.

He theorized that “a vampire can kill a werewolf” during a campaign speech, without even being asked about it in any way.

He opposed environmental regulation because “our good air is just going to drift over to china” and they'll get the benefit.

I searched in vain for evidence that Walker believes the sun orbits around the earth. Haven't found it yet, though.

Herschel's campaign managed to dodge almost every hot button issue of the past several years – ruinous inflation; the national debt (which has now reached $300,000 per american family). Failing public schools. Homelessness. Substance abuse. Give him a checkmark for “secure our borders” and “support small businesses” though, even those there haven't been top issues recently for most voters.

The GOP is solely to blame for this mess. They failed in any way to “vet” Walker's past, or ascertain what scandals could render him unelectable. GOP string pullers became captive to the MAGA storyline that only candidates endorsed by Trump were electable.

I applaud Walker's various athletic feats, including his brief stint as an Olympic bobsledder, and impressive onscreen appearances as a kickboxer and “mixed martial artist”. The man has persistence, I will admit. I don't endorse his beatdowns of girlfriends, platoon of illegitimate kids, or related skullduggery.

Walker – here's my advice: You're too old to continue this Mixed Martial Arts nonsense. And you have mega financial obligations to your baby mommas and kids. Why not hook up with something like that George Forman grill thing, or some cable TV auto warranty deals? That's worked for so many people. And you're not going to get asked stuff about apes, air pollution, or vampires. I can pretty much guarantee it.

Good luck!
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One easy step the republicans could take was suggested by Romney in 2016 yet still not acted upon — require candidates to release a few years of their taxes as a precondition to winning the nomination. Republican leadership in 2016 knew Trump was unsuited for office; the taxes would have proved it.

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trollslayer · 46-50, M
@ElwoodBlues Haley and Rand Paul are the ones that disappointed me most. The others are all ass kissers and political hacks. I had thought of Haley as being more toward the center and smarter than this. Paul I had known to be somewhat of a renegade unafraid to buck the popular view. But both of them seem to have swallowed trump's D harder than anyone else.
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@ElwoodBlues i agree with the tax thing, and have supported this elsewhere. although i don't think this necessarily would have been a factor in Walker's situation. My extended request for candidate vetting involves not only tax returns but:

1. health records, with a special emphasis on cancer, heart disease, or other factors which could interfere with completing their term of office.

2. felony criminal convictions. Not traffic citations, like they tried to impeach Marco Rubio with.

3. Mansions owned.

4. Funds/Assets in foreign banks/brokerages. Although these aren't prima facie evidence of a tax avoidance scheme, i'd be fascinated how a candidate explains a numbered swiss bank account to the media.

5. Which elections over the past 20 years he actually voted in (trump fails this test) and which party (if any) he was a member of at various times. In case he's just opportunistically latching onto the opportunity of the day, as Walker may have been

6. Simple questions like "do you intend to raise taxes/which ones?"; "what narcotics should be legalized?" "The USA has over800 military bases. Would you close/merge any of them? How about in your own home state?"