{"id":949537,"date":"2021-11-01T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=949537"},"modified":"2021-11-01T12:59:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:59:03","slug":"poll-trump-endorsed-herschel-walker-far-ahead-in-georgia-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-trump-endorsed-herschel-walker-far-ahead-in-georgia-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Trump-Endorsed Herschel Walker Far Ahead in Georgia Senate Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-trump-endorsed-herschel-walker-far-ahead-in-georgia-senate-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=949537&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The&nbsp;Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Herschel Walker shows a massive lead in the&nbsp;Georgia Senate GOP primary, according to an On Message Inc. poll.<\/p>\n<p>The one-time football great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000017c-d8df-d3c9-a77c-dbdf871e0000\">received<\/a> 74 percent of the vote in the Republican primary. However, among respondents who identified as \u201cconservative,\u201d Walker received 81 percent and lowered slightly to 61 percent for respondents who identified as \u201cmoderate.\u201d&nbsp;Both are far ahead of any other possible candidate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Overall, Gary Black was the closest competitor, only six percent in the poll, giving Walker a 68 percent lead over his nearest competitor. The other candidates \u2013 Jared Craig, Kelvin King, James Nester, and Latham Saddier \u2013 had one percent in the poll.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also showed that Walker has \u201cnear universal\u201d name identification among Republican primary voters, with 74 percent favorable and only six percent unfavorable. Only 15 percent said they have \u201cno opinion,\u201d and six percent said they \u201cnever heard of [him].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Respondents identified as \u201cconservative,\u201d Walker received 81 percent, and lowered, slightly to 59 percent for respondents who identify as \u201cmoderate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe strategic implications of these findings are significant as they strongly suggest that Walker will enjoy strong party unity when he enters the general election,\u201d the poll results noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\" readability=\"22.090909090909\">\n<div class=\"column\" readability=\"42.218181818182\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000017c-d8df-d3c9-a77c-dbdf871e0000\">survey<\/a> from&nbsp;On Message Inc. was conducted between October 11 and 14. The survey asked 400&nbsp;likely Republican primary voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Walker filed and formally announced,&nbsp;former President Donald Trump&nbsp;officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/02\/donald-trump-officially-endorses-republican-herschel-walker-in-georgia-for-u-s-senate-race\/\">endorsed<\/a>&nbsp;him, calling Walker \u201ca friend, a Patriot, and an outstanding American.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18099562\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP_21269061698292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18099562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AP_21269061698292.jpg\" alt=\"Herschel Walker\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Donald Trump listens as Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during his Save America rally in Perry, Georgia, on September 25, 2021. (AP Photo\/Ben Gray)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump explained that Walker \u201cembodies \u2018America First\u2019 and the winning spirit of Georgia,\u201d adding,&nbsp;\u201cWalker will never let you down. He was a great football player and will be an even better U.S.&nbsp;Senator\u2014if that is even possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has also given the former football great his endorsement as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/27\/senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-endorses-herschel-walker-georgia-senate-race\/\">saying<\/a>, \u201cHerschel is the only one who can unite the party, defeat Senator [Raphael] Warnock, and help us take back the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walker was also able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2021\/10\/11\/trump-endorsed-herschel-walker-raises-3-7-million-since-start-of-senate-campaign\/\">raise<\/a>&nbsp;$3.7 million after launching his campaign only roughly five weeks before the end of the last fundraising filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).&nbsp;The campaign claimed that, at the time, it received donations from nearly 50,000 people, which equates to an average of $100,000 of contributions per day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobmbliss\"><i>Twitter<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Herschel Walker shows a massive lead in the\u00a0Georgia Senate GOP primary, according to an On Message Inc. poll. 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