Recriminations are swift as Republicans begin their autopsy of Herschel Walker’s loss. Many blamed Trump for urging Walker, a former football star, to run for Senate. Walker is one of many inexperienced and polarizing nominees who lost battleground races this year. Republican operatives raise concerns about spending deficits, on-the-ground strategy. Walker lost to Democrat Jeff Warnock by 2.8 percentage points. The GOP had hoped that Democrats’ success in Georgia would be a one-off phenomenon.
