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The Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Georgia, Herschel Walker, last week sent out what might be the saddest tweet in the history of American politics. It’s emblematic of a campaign that is among the saddest in recent political history.
While criticizing his opponent, incumbent Democratic Sen. Rafael Warnock, for “calling law enforcement ‘thugs and bullies,’” Walker tweeted that he “was proud to serve the blue as an Honorary Agent and Special Deputy Sheriff of Cobb County for many years.”
Attached to the tweet was a picture featuring Walker’s certification as a “Special Deputy Sheriff.” It looked very much like a designation that law enforcement might hand out to children. Or, as one member of Congress put it, “My son got a Paw Patrol badge. Think that gives you both the same authority.”