A GOP operative said Trump campaigning in Georgia would be the 'worst thing that can happen' for Republicans like Herschel Walker, report says - Yahoo News

• Former President Donald Trump has precocious held rallies to boost GOP candidates successful respective states.

• Trump has not precocious been to Georgia, contempt his endorsed campaigner Herschel Walker's choky race.

• A GOP operative told The Washington Post that Trump could distract from GOP messaging.

As galore Republican candidates relish the enactment they person from erstwhile President Donald Trump, immoderate successful the enactment are seeking to support their distance, acrophobic helium could derail messaging aimed astatine the Democrats.

One unnamed GOP operative successful Georgia told The Washington Post immoderate Republicans successful the authorities deliberation it would beryllium atrocious for their candidates if the erstwhile president came through.

"Trump coming down to Georgia is the worst happening that tin hap for Republican candidates down here," the operative told the Post. "It instantly turns the absorption from ostentation and migration to Donald Trump, and Donald Trump mislaid the past predetermination here."

The operative besides noted the competitiveness of the Senate race, successful which Trump-endorsed Republican Herschel Walker is looking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock successful a intimately watched contention that could interaction which enactment ends up with a bulk successful the chamber.

"We person a beauteous choky model to get Hershel crossed the decorativeness enactment connected predetermination night, and Trump would undermine that," the operative told the Post.

Previous reports person said immoderate Republicans privation the absorption of the midterms to stay connected the Democrats and President Joe Biden, alternatively than Trump oregon the 2020 election, with immoderate adjacent worrying astir what could hap if Trump announced a 2024 run earlier predetermination day.

The Georgia race, considered 1 of the tightest successful the country, has been called a toss-up by immoderate experts, portion canvass averaging tract FiveThirtyEight gives Warnock a flimsy edge.

But Trump, who has agelong bragged astir the worth of his endorsement and appearances connected the run trail, has not returned to Georgia successful much than six months — contempt a study successful the Atlanta Journal-Constitution successful September that said helium was considering returning aft the Walker-Warnock debate.

Meanwhile, helium has continued to clasp rallies alongside Republican candidates vying for a triumph successful November successful different states.

The erstwhile president was successful Arizona earlier this period campaigning alongside Kari Lake, who is successful a tight contention for Arizona governor, and Senate campaigner Blake Masters, whose important contention is besides considered a toss-up by experts. Trump besides appeared this period astatine a rally successful Nevada, which besides has an important Senate race, and conscionable this play helium was successful Texas, which does not person a competitory Senate contention connected the ballot.

Still, Trump hasn't been to Georgia since March, adjacent arsenic Walker has struggled to woody with an termination scandal. Three sources adjacent to the concern told the Post that Walker's run talked to Trump's squad astir the erstwhile president perchance coming, but the suggested rally ne'er happened.

Sources told the Post Trump whitethorn bash respective further rallies earlier predetermination day, including successful Georgia, but lone wherever helium is wanted.

"We aren't going anyplace we are told they don't privation us," an unnamed Trump advisor told the outlet. "If you're trying to thrust retired independents and suburban mean women, he's astir apt not your champion option."

Trump's bureau did not instantly respond to Insider's petition for comment.

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