The two leading Republican groups involved in Senate races, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Senate Leadership Fund, both announced on Tuesday that they are not backing off and will continue to press forward in Georgia to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D). They both argued that the latest revelation is nothing more than a distraction and laid blame at the feet of the media.
Georgia, along with Nevada, is considered a true toss-up in November and is likely to help determine which party controls the upper chamber come January, and the polling says as much. According to the latest RealClearPolitics average of polls, Warnock leads by less than a percentage point.
According to the Daily Beast on Monday night, Walker urged a girlfriend of his in 2009 to get an abortion after she conceived a child and reimbursed her for the medical costs.
The woman reportedly backed up her claims with a $575 receipt from an abortion clinic and a bank deposit receipt that included a photo of a signed $700 personal check from the former University of Georgia running back. He also sent along a “get well” card at the time.