EditorialHerschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Senate, is joined onstage by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) as he speaks during a campaign rally in Carrollton, Ga., Oct. 13, 2022. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Rev. Raphael Warnock speaks at a rally in Atlanta during his successful campaign for a U.S. Senate seat on Dec. 15, 2020. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, former football star and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker appears at a campaign event with Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in Carrollton, Ga. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, makes remarks during a rally in Wadley, Ga. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Nicole Buchanan/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, makes remarks at a lumber yard in the tiny town of Wadley, Ga. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Nicole Buchanan/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia, speaks to reporters in Wadley, Ga. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Nicole Buchanan/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, makes remarks at a lumber yard in the tiny town of Wadley, Ga. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Nicole Buchanan/The New York Times)
EditorialBeauty pageant participants carry Herschel Walker’s campaign signs after a fish fry event hosted by the Georgia Republican Party in Perry, Ga. on Aug. 27, 2022. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, the retired football star and Republican senate candidate, holds a campaign event at a car dealership in rural in Ocilla, Ga. on July 19, 2022. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
EditorialA campaign sign for Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, one of just a few in his hometown of Wrightsville, Ga., Aug. 26, 2022. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
EditorialTyler Herschel surveys a section of Tampa Bay that is normally underwater as Hurricane Ian approaches in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Bob Croslin/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, the former football star and Republican candidate for Senate, at an event hosted by the Georgia Republican Party in Perry, Ga. on Aug. 27, 2022. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, who is challenging Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), has put forward dubious theories on climate change. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
EditorialHerschel Walker, a retired football star and Republican candidate for the Senate, holds a campaign event at a car dealership in Ocilla, Ga., on July 19, 2022. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
EditorialSen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign has used Herschel Walker’s hesitance to debate to argue that he is not prepared to serve in the Senate. (Nicole Buchanan/The New York Times)