Opinion | Herschel Walker's primary win exposes a grossly cynical GOP party trick

There is a reason why Herschel Walker’s candidacy feels like déjà vu.

. At the same time, GOP lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia and Matt Gaetz in Florida clearly are more interested in television ratings than in substantive policy.At least Keyes had well-thought-out political views he was willing to defend and an interest in politics evidenced by previous runs for the Senate in Maryland, where he actually lived.

Walker doesn’t have to worry about losing in a blowout. The fact that he’s a Georgia football legend who spouts conservative rhetoric means the score will be tight. But we should hope that the cynical play from Republicans — trying to tempt Black voters with a straw-man candidate who doesn’t even support their full access to the ballot — loses them the game.Jesse J. Holland, an award-winning author, professor and journalist, teaches journalism at the School of Media & Public Affairs at George Washington University and was a longtime congressional, Supreme Court and White House reporter with The Associated Press.

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