Senate candidate Herschel Walker makes a campaign stop in Perry

PERRY, Ga. — At the parking lot of Broken Arrow Outfitters on a cold Wednesday morning, Herschel Walker fans came out to see the Senate candidate speak at his Perry campaign stop.

The event started with guests mingling and waiting around a small stage for Walker to arrive. A half-hour later, his tour bus made its way into the parking lot, with cheers from the crowd.

The first person to speak at the event was Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Coalition.

During his brief speech, Schlapp called out the media and said that America was unique from their inception, stating that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution mention human dignity and rights.

“America is the most unique country on the face of the earth, because the people who founded this great country enshrined in our law the truth the God created each and every one of you for a reason,” Schlapp said.

He then claimed that Democratic policies counteract human dignity and rights, speaking on the issue of abortion. He then said that the Democrats have also embraced defunding the police and opening the border, and circled back to the Constitution.

He closed by encouraging voters to make the steps to ensure the country is cherished, and that future generations cherish the country as well.

After Schlapp’s speech, Walker took the stage. He opened by acknowledging the Lord and his family then told the crowd why he wanted to go into politics, referring to a story he previously told at the Republican Fish Fry in Perry.

The story tells the tale of a man who died early in life. After he died, he went to heaven and met Saint Peter at the entrance. Saint Peter then told him he had the choice of where to go, heaven or hell, and the man ultimately chose to go to hell.

When the man chose hell, he chose because he saw a party. Walker explained that Satan was campaigning for the man to go there, and likened this campaign to campaigning by the Democratic Party.

“I tell you that because right now, the Left is campaigning, and they asked me why I decided to run,” Walker said. “I decided to run because I’m sick and tired of people campaigning by lying to you and telling you ‘this is the new normal.’ This is not the new normal.”

Walker then spoke on defunding the police, saying that this makes criminals more important than police, and decreases morale in the police force.

Speaking on the military, Walker said he believes in peace through strength, and said that without support of the military, the country would not see strength.

“And I can promise you, we won’t have peace,” Walker said.

He then spoke on gender identity in the military, claiming that the military is becoming weaker as a result.

Walker also spoke on race relations, the police force, the southern border, abortion and his recent debate with incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock. He called out Warnock for voting for Democratic policies and said Warnock does not represent the state.

“He’s got to represent the people that put him in office and quit representing Joe Biden,” Walker said. “He’s not from California, he’s not from New York, he’s from Georgia.”

Walker told the crowd he would fight for them.

“I will take responsibility,” Walker said. “I will take the responsibility to lower your taxes. I will take the responsibility to get the streets clean again, and get the streets safe again. I’ll take responsibility to support our military. I’ll take responsibility to support our police.”

He closed by urging people to vote for him, and said the grass may not be greener on the other side.

“I’m going to help us get to the Promised Land,” Walker said.

Walker spoke exclusively to The Journal on his campaign and his priorities if he were elected. He told us, if elected, his first order of business would be regaining energy independence, linking it to the farming industry and security.

“I think it’s a national security problem, also,” Walker said. “When you talk about Georgia being one of the biggest farming areas, you’re talking about our farming, with diesel fuel and fertilizer, things like that, they’re very important. Plus, it’s going to help people get back to work and bring some money back into this economy.”

Walker also spoke on transparency, saying that he wanted to listen to the area and address their needs.

“I think right now, Sen. Warnock seems like he’s voting for California and New York. He’s not worried about the people here,” Walker said. “Well, I want to worry about the people here. Right now the people here are hurting because of grocery prices, gas prices, crime. That’s one of the things I want to work on.”

His biggest campaign promise would be to fight.

“I will always, always fight for the Georgia people,” Walker said.

After his speech, Walker held a meet-and-greet with those who came out to see him.

Janie and Andrew Sharpston were in the crowd, and spoke with us. Janie wore a jersey from Walker’s time playing football for the University of Georgia.

They said they liked his values and believes he can help make the country strong again.

“I still believe we are a great county, but the direction we’re headed in right now really bothers me,” Andrew said.

Janie urged the public to make their voice heard: “Every vote matters, we’ve got to go vote.”

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