Ralph Reed, Founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, arrives at First Baptist Church Atlanta, where Herschel Walker is attending a luncheon and worship event in Dunwoody, Ga. on Oct. 4, 2022. National Republicans quickly began to close ranks on Tuesday behind Walker, the party’s embattled nominee for Senate in Georgia, a day after a report that Walker, an outspoken supporter of an abortion ban with no exceptions, had paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times) XNYT131