“If we put forward someone with a lot of flaws who doesn’t know the issues or can’t articulate them well, we are going to lose,” King told voters in Johns Creek Wednesday.

At a meeting of the Young Republicans of Atlanta at the Bold Monk Brewing Company Thursday night, former Navy SEAL Latham Saddler said Warnock “would mop the floor with Herschel Walker.”

“If you can’t show up and get in front of voters as a Republican candidate then how will you handle the onslaught that is coming from Democrats?” Saddler asked.

In Hiawassee, former state representative Josh Clark warned, “it’s not the time to roll the dice.”

“Herschel, as much as I love him, he can’t win,” Clark said.