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In Trump’s wake, rule-breaking celebrities find easier path to political success
Morally questionable entertainment looks to be a viable political strategy in the mid-term elections.
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The writers say candidates like Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker (above) benefit from a template developed by Mr Donald Trump.
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Donna M. Goldstein and Kristen Drybread
After two former girlfriends accused Mr Herschel Walker, the Georgia Republican Senate nominee and former football star, of pressuring them to get abortions, and giving them money for the procedures, Mr Walker’s standing with conservative voters would have been expected to dip.
One reason is that Mr Walker has taken an absolutist position on abortion – no abortions should be legal, even in the case of incest or rape or the health of the mother, he has said.
