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Politically Georgia: Why Herschel Walker is shifting further to the right

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, facing, talks with former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines during the 'Unite Georgia Bus Tour,’ at the The Mill on Etowah, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in Canton, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, facing, talks with former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines during the 'Unite Georgia Bus Tour,’ at the The Mill on Etowah, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in Canton, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)
Sept 30, 2022

Politically Georgia podcast hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy examine Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker’s shift in messaging from bipartisanship to hard-right positions on abortion, transgender policies and other culture wars issues.

Plus, our insiders talk about the renewed controversy over the Atlanta Braves and the tomahawk chop spurred by the team’s visit to the White House earlier this week.

Greg and Patricia also answer your questions from the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (770)810-5297.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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