Kemp defeats Perdue in Georgia, a major blow to Trump
Source: The Hill
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) was projected to win his renomination for a second term on Tuesday, overcoming a primary challenge from former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and, by extension, former President Trump. ABC and NBC News both called the race for Kemp around 8:30 p.m. ET.
Kemp, a onetime ally of the former president, stirred Trumps ire following the 2020 presidential election after he rebuffed his pleas to overturn President Bidens electoral victory in Georgia. Trump vowed to campaign against Kemp, eventually persuading Perdue to enter the race for governor in hopes of ousting him.
But despite carrying Trumps endorsement, Perdue struggled to gain traction among Georgia Republican voters. Polling in the run-up to the primary showed Kemp leading Perdue by double-digit margins.
Kemps victory on Tuesday dealt only the latest blow to Trumps endorsing power, undermining the former presidents argument that he has the ability to pick winners and losers in GOP primaries, even in his post-presidency.
Read more: https://thehill.com/news/campaign/3499808-kemp-defeats-perdue-in-georgia-delivering-loss-for-trump/
Traildogbob
(8,870 posts)Idiot running for Gov behind Kemp and Perdue, the Jesus freak beeeeeeautch running around the state with the bus painted in huge letters, Jesus Guns Babies. Guess Her Jesus is good with ya taking Guns and Shootin Babies.
IronLionZion
(45,615 posts)As in Jesus is shooting babies?
Traildogbob
(8,870 posts)On Stephanie Miller today. Punctuation matters, right?
jmowreader
(50,580 posts)Apparently Jesus said, "I don't think so, Kandiss."
In other news, the other GA politician on Trump's shit list, Brad Raffensperger, is leading his closest rival by 14 points with 57% reporting, and we're probably going to have to put up with the troll for another two years.
Traildogbob
(8,870 posts)Emeny of our enemy apply here?
cstanleytech
(26,347 posts)the sewer pit of Republican shit.
gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)PortTack
(32,819 posts)JohnSJ
(92,492 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,176 posts)Candidates should tell the big dipshit No Thanks. But please proceed.
Ms. Toad
(34,124 posts)I just ran into a former student of mine who came in a close 2nd to the Trump-endorsed candidate in a 7-way race for House of Representatives. As to the House, and the primaries conducted so far, he came closer to defeating the Trump-endorsed candidate than anyone else.
Until the Herbster (governor) loss in Nebraska, each of his senate, house, and gubernatorial endorsed candidates had won.
Delmette2.0
(4,176 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,124 posts)groundloop
(11,530 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,124 posts)He certainly anticipated this race would be easier to win than it was.
With a few more days - my former student would likely have beaten the Trump endorsed candidate. He was recruited to run 60 days before the election by people trying to defeat the Trump endorsed candidate; she announced her intent to run last November. He had no political experience before. She outspent him by a factor of at least 4.
The Trump-endorsed candidate got 28.6% of the votes and he got 23.4% (in a 7-person race).
I'm proud of my former student (and several former students who helped run his campaign) for getting that close.
As Repulicans go, he's an old school Republican who believes in working out deals rather than just posturing. We'd disagree on a fair amount of economic policy - but we could have (and have had) good conversations even when we disagree.
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)Lonestarblue
(10,144 posts)The more people Trump supports whom lose, the better. In November we need to see the idiot J. D. Vance defeated, along with any other Trump candidate.
rpannier
(24,350 posts)But the Alabama Senate Race is the trump candidate vs the cancun cruz-rand paul candidate
IronLionZion
(45,615 posts)so that combined with record turnout for Dems, Georgia can elect Stacy Abrams.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)If Hershel Walker loses, he'll really take a blow since Hershel is his hand-picked candidate. Trump is a pragmatist, and i suspect he'll tepidly endorse Kemp, while really throwing his weight behind Walker.
Since they're from the same state, if one of them loses, both of them are highly likely to lose. I doubt there will be many people that split their vote for Abrams and Walker, or that show up to no vote Kemp while supporting Walker.
JPPaverage
(513 posts)Kemp is still useless.
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)Defeating Trumpers ALWAYS matters.
rockfordfile
(8,709 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,012 posts)When a Trump endorsed candidate loses, it becomes totally their fault.
They were not sufficiently pro-Trump and other excuses.
If they succeed, Trump takes all credit.
Bayard
(22,204 posts)How can it be different this time?
rpannier
(24,350 posts)IronLionZion
(45,615 posts)I hope they stew about it bitterly
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Trump hand picked Hershel Walker for the GA Senate seat. Trump's influence will really take a blow if Walker loses, so Trump will most likely go all out for Walker, and since they're from the same state, they're kind of tied at the hip.
ancianita
(36,207 posts)myohmy2
(3,205 posts)...says, "Shit" and not every puke's squatting?
...what's this world coming to...
...republicans...
Skittles
(153,261 posts)is this the one where some repuke voters threatened to stay home if Perdue didn't win???
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)Skittles
(153,261 posts)Warpy
(111,419 posts)Kemp is crooked, so he's not much of a prize. Perdue is just plain nuts, a real TFG company man.
I think we'll all take what we can get at this point.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And Pence made a laughing stock of him, lol. Of course T rump will come out with lame excuses it was the candidates fault, and not his. He's a loser, and everyone is realizing it.
towerbum
(263 posts)gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)towerbum
(263 posts)gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)Should they win in Nov, I feel far more confident that if the Democrat wins GA in '24, there won't be any illegal shenanigans.
no_hypocrisy
(46,276 posts)always supported Kemp, that the most important thing is to deny Stacy Abrams the governorship.
Trump contradicts himself when it can serve him.
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)ancianita
(36,207 posts)FakeNoose
(32,854 posts)Dave Perdue is just the puppet in Chump's little silly-ass game. Not that I care, but Perdue allowed himself to be used like a stupid asshole. He took part in primarying a sitting Governor, and that's something that Repukes just don't do. Well it used to be they didn't do it, until Chump had his temper tantrum.
Dave Perdue will probably have to move out of Georgia now. Not that I care.
Don't forget, it was because of Chump's fumbling miscalculations that the 2020 Georgia Senatorial Runoff went to 2 Democratic candidates - Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Dave Perdue lost that one too.
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)The "red vote" turnout was off by a HUGE margin from the November totals. Because trump kept telling them "its rigged! Why bother?'
But none of them will blame HIM