Many conservative Georgians, motivated by former President Donald Trump, are still angry that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger didn’t do more to investigate claims of widespread fraud related to the 2020 election.
That displeasure didn’t prevent the two incumbents from winning their respective GOP primaries on May 24.
Kemp, who was endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence, prevailed in a landslide over Trump-backed David Perdue.
Kemp, who was endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence, prevailed in a landslide over Trump-backed David Perdue.
Raffensperger avoided a runoff by surpassing 50 percent of the vote and defeated Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.).
“In essence, [former] President Trump, along with his supporters’ grievances from the 2020 Presidential Election, is on the ballot,” national politics expert Peter Bergerson, a political science professor with Florida Gulf Coast University, said before the primary….
“In essence, [former] President Trump, along with his supporters’ grievances from the 2020 Presidential Election, is on the ballot,” national politics expert Peter Bergerson, a political science professor with Florida Gulf Coast University, said before the primary….
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