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In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football star, greets Georgia football fans Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 before the Bulldogs' SEC Championship victory over the LSU Tigers in Atlanta. Walker faces Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, in a Tuesday runoff. Walker and Georgia Republicans, especially, have tried to capitalize on sports and college loyalties to connect with voters. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock campaigns on Sept. 2, 2022, in Atlanta with other members of historically Black fraternities and sororities. Warnock faces Republican Herschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football star, in a Tuesday runoff. Sports and college loyalties have figure prominently in the contest and in other midterm campaigns in this closely divided Deep South battleground. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) University of Georgia football fans Zach Jacobs, left, and Zach Adams, right, talk after they met Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker in Atlanta, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. The 23-year-old Georgia fans consider Walker, a former Bulldog football star, one of their sports heroes but also support his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a Tuesday runoff. Sports and college loyalties have figured prominently in Georgia's Senate race and other midterm contests in the Deep South battleground state. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock campaigns on Sept. 2, 2022, in Atlanta with other members of historically Black fraternities and sororities. Warnock faced Republican Herschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football star, in a Tuesday runoff. Sports and college loyalties have figure prominently in the contest and in other midterm campaigns in this closely divided Deep South battleground. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)
In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground