Walker Candidacy Insults Intelligence of Black Voters

Hershel Walker’s official end of candidacy for Senate earlier this month concludes another unsuccessful event in the Republican Party’s propaganda machine’s attempts to use tokenism to cover a platform of racism and attraction to white Christian nationalism under the guise of diversity.

Many people saw Walker’s nomination for a Senate seat in Georgia for what it was: a poorly planned political attempt to create a new narrative about race while courting potential crossover voters in predominantly Black regions of the state. The GOP’s attempts to regain control of the Senate are no secret. Black voters were absolutely confused by Walker’s nomination.

Let’s be clear: The GOP’s embrace of racism is prominently exemplified by their use of Walker as a token Black friend.

I’m glad that Black voters in Georgia were not fooled by the candidate’s spin and voted for a candidate who actually lives in Georgia and is passionate about fighting for his constituents and their shared values. Jesse Jackson.

Rev. Jesse Jackson received 90% of the vote from black voters. The GOP is trying to make it seem like there is a Black man versus Black man race, but Warnock is not falling for it.

Although Walker possesses the ability to do the job and has some political experience, he wasn’t chosen. Instead, Walker got the nod because he was loyal to former President Donald Trump, he was willing to parrot party lines on cue, and most importantly, because he was Black (enough).

A key campaign supporter of Walker was Sen. Lindsey Graham, who frequently spoke about race, suggesting that a Walker victory would show the GOP was not racist.

Appearing on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News in October, Graham said that Walker changes the entire narrative of the left.

What happens when the Republican Party elects and nominates Herschel Walker, an African-American Heisman Trophy winner?

Although Graham’s comments are embarrassing, they demonstrate that Graham and other conservatives are exploiting Walker’s skin color for their own benefit, which is ironic given how much conservatives like Graham complain when race is used as a political tool.

“They’re scared to death of Herschel Walker,” Graham claimed, “because if Herschel Walker becomes a Republican, maybe every other young child in America of color might want to be a Republican.”

What Graham and his colleagues fail to realize is that Black people in this country have been avoiding racial Trojan Horses on the ballot like Walker since the classic Civil Rights Movement. This is evident by his insulting and ignorant comments.

The GOP’s choice of Walker reveals their ignorance and bigotry towards Black voters, as well as how out of touch they are with the changing political landscape.

Although black voters may not share the same views, “melanated enough” does not guarantee a vote. Assuming that “being Black” is a sufficient political platform is insulting to the intelligence of Black voters.
History and voting trends show that Black voters tend to vote for candidates that fight for democracy, even when our community is being overlooked.

Nothing short of a meritless, unresearched circus act is what the GOP’s tactics during this race produced. The GOP would have realized that Walker is out of touch with the Black community and last-ditch efforts to push him on voters in predominantly Black and Democratic areas was a waste of everyone’s time if they had done the bare minimum.

In the end, it was crystal clear from exit polls that Warnock won 90 percent of Black voters and Walker barely won 70 percent of white voters, showing the racial polarization in Georgia.