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Herschel Walker re-enrolls at University of Georgia after retreating from spotlight of Senate loss

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Herschel Walker has registered for the undergraduate summer semester at the University of Georgia Herschel Walker is headed back to class. Walker, a former college Football star who unsuccessfully ran as a Republican to unseat Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock last year, has registered for the undergraduate summer semester at the University of Georgia, a representative for the university confirmed to ABC News. He will return to the school where he played Football in the early 1980s, becoming a local legend. He later played in the NFL . Walker's enrollment, which was first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is one of his first public moves since he narrowly lost to Warnock in a race that stretched into overtime with a runoff election -- and ultimately helped Democrats expand their control of the Senate. Since then, Walker, a businessman, has largely retreated from the spotlight. He did not immediately respond to calls for comment from ABC News. During his Senate bid, Walker ...

Ramaswamy says campaign is in 'new phase' amid bigger spotlight, scrutiny -- and polling plateau

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Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered "a new phase" eight months into his presidential bid -- as he trails Trump Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered "a new phase" eight months into his presidential bid -- as the Republican hopeful and entrepreneur has won a following among primary voters but like other candidates still trails far behind Donald Trump. Asked about how he is changing while in California on Saturday, where he was addressing a state party convention, Ramaswamy told ABC News, "I laid the foundation, I introduced myself, started at 0.0%, no track record in politics. I had to earn my stripes as the new guy. I feel like we've done that now." Ramaswamy, a biotech founder and commentator, launched his 2024 campaign in late February. Despite having much less of a profile than com Pet itors like former Vice President Mike Pence, Ramaswamy has gone on to win a spotlight in the crowd...