Faced with defeat, Herschel Walker supporters pray

As news outlets began calling the Georgia Senate runoff for Democrat Raphael Warnock, supporters at Herschel Walker’s election night gathered to pray.

At the College Football Hall of Fame, where the Republican was hosting his election night party, the room grew hushed as people stared at the their phones watching news alerts flood in.

A prayer circle broke out just as FOX News made the call for Warnock.

As news outlets call the race for @senatorwarnock a prayer circle breaks out at ⁦@HerschelWalker⁩ HQ #gapol #gasen pic.twitter.com/hEozX4dOEs
— Shannon McCaffrey (@shannonajc1) December 7, 2022

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