Graham: Democrats attacking Herschel Walker because he will 'inspire' more minority conservatives

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday that Democrats are trying to make an example of Herschel Walker, Georgia’s GOP candidate for Senate, to keep Americans of color from voting Republican.

The senior senator from South Carolina got emotional with Fox News’ Sean Hannity as he claimed that Democrats feared how Walker will inspire more minority conservatives if he successfully unseats Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia.

“They’re trying to destroy Herschel to deter young men and women of color from being Republicans,” Graham said on the segment. “If they destroy Hershel, it will deter people of color from wanting to be a conservative Republican because you just had your life ruined.”

“If Hershel wins, he’s going to inspire people all over Georgia of color to become Republicans, and I say all over the United States,” Graham continued.

Graham serves with popular Black conservative Sen. Tim Scott, the junior senator from South Carolina that has been floated as a possible 2024 presidential candidate.

Scott was the only Black Republican in Congress until he was joined in 2020 by Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida and Burgess Owens of Utah, both of whom won reelection to the House in this year’s midterm elections.

The National Republican Congressional Committee touted over 80 Black Congressional candidates this year, 28 of which made it through the primaries into the general election.

Graham said the GOP must “have [Walker’s] back” through his runoffs with Warnock.

“Herschel Walker is a nightmare for liberals,” he told Hannity. “He’s an African American conservative. They have belittled him, they have treated him like crap, his family. Stand by Hershel.”

He continued, “The conservative movement for people of color is now on the ballot in Georgia. We must help people like Herschel for the benefit of our country and the future of conservatism.”