Herschel Walker Once Said He Was the Target of Racism. Now He Claims It Doesn’t Exist.
Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally in Greensboro, Georgia, on November 29.John Bazemore/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Not too long ago, Herschel Walker said he had experienced racism, having been stopped and harassed by the police because he was a Black man.…
Blake Masters to Explain Things to the RNC
Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After dismal predictions for Democrats around the country, the red wave never arrived. Instead, Stop the Steal performed miserably on the ballot. A murderer’s row of extremist candidates preferred by Donald Trump lost. And despite polling noting concerns…
Voting Has Begun in Georgia Senate Runoff, Despite GOP Attempt To Stop Saturday Voting
“I secured my vote” stickers photographed on Election Day, November 8th, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Voters in about two dozen Georgia counties began voting today in the Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael…
Herschel Walker Has a History of Standing Up For Violent Men
Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks to a crowd outside a gun shop in Smyrna, Georgia on November 3, 2022.Robin Rayne/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Among the most-discussed aspects of Herschel Walker’s campaign for the US Senate seat in Georgia are the…
Lisa Murkowski Just Beat an All-Out MAGA Attack
Tom Williams/ ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Things looked scary at first for Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the GOP senator at the top of Donald Trump’s enemies list. After crushing her opponent in the primary, Murkowski found herself behind Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka for…
Sarah Palin Just Lost a 50-Year GOP Seat to Alaska’s First Native Rep
Mark Thiessen/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For decades, it’s been unthinkable that Alaska could let a Democrat occupy its only seat in the House of Representatives, which had been held by the late GOP Rep. Don Young since 1972. But in the…