Georgia Republicans are losing faith in Herschel Walker as runoff election concludes, report says

• Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock are fighting for a Senate seat in Georgia's runoff election Tuesday.
• Despite the tight race, Republican candidate Walker has been keeping a light schedule.

Georgia Republicans are losing faith in Senate nominee Herschel Walker ahead of Tuesday's runoff election, Politico reported.

With control of the Senate no longer up for grabs, Walker, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is having a tough time convincing voters — and his GOP allies — that they still need him.

Some Georgia Republicans have already said privately that the chances of Walker winning are slim, Politico reported.

He is facing incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the state's runoff election, triggered after neither candidate passed the required 50% threshold in the November midterms.

Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who got behind Walker early in the race, did not show up to any of his campaign events on the final weekend of the race, Politico noted.

Walker attended a rally in Loganville on Sunday, alongside Senators Tim Scott of South Carolina and John Kennedy of Louisiana.

He also made an appearance at a tailgate at a University of Georgia football game in Atlanta on Saturday, though he did not speak.

The Georgia Republican Party also sent out an email describing Walker's Tuesday evening gathering as an "election night party" rather than a "victory celebration."

Politico said that detail was noticed by party activists and taken as an inadvertent sign of pessimism, per the outlet.

Walker has become a lightning rod for controversy as he campaigned.

He has been accused of hiding "secret" children and forcing former girlfriends to have an abortion. He has also made some unusual speeches, recently indulging in a long digression on werewolves and vampires at a campaign stop.

While Walker kept a light schedule over the weekend, his opponent Warnock attended six different events in various cities, Politico reported.

Republicans have already won the House, albeit narrowly, and Democrats have retained control in the Senate no matter what happens in Georgia.