Polls Suggest Slight Shift Away from Herschel Walker

Nate Cohn: “In today’s highly polarized political climate, it takes a lot for a scandal to make a big difference in a high-stakes election.”

“But if the latest polls are any indication, the recent allegations against Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, might be big enough not only to decide his race but also control of the Senate.”

“Compared with previous polling, the latest surveys show him slipping by an average of about 2.5 percentage points since an ex-girlfriend said he paid her for an abortion she had in 2009. Mr. Walker has made opposition to abortion a cornerstone of his campaign and has denied the woman’s account.”