Kemp defeats Perdue in Georgia, a major blow to Trump

[brooklynite]

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 Trump’s ire following the 2020 presidential election after he rebuffed his pleas to overturn President Biden’s 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 Trump’s 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.
Kemp’s victory on Tuesday dealt only the latest blow to Trump’s endorsing power, undermining the former president’s 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]

1. What about that

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]

4. Is guns a verb in that slogan?

As in Jesus is shooting babies?

[Traildogbob]

8. Many people brought that up

On Stephanie Miller today. Punctuation matters, right?

[jmowreader]

9. 3.71 percent

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]

12. Does the

Emeny of our enemy apply here?

[cstanleytech]

21. More like the enemy of our enemy is still our enemy but one that reeks a tad bit less amongst

the sewer pit of Republican shit.

[gopiscrap]

45. exactly

[PortTack]

2. Just another nail in his coffin...👏👏👏👏

[JohnSJ]

3. Hopefully this will be the beginning of the end of trump, and his fanboys

[Delmette2.0]

5. With trumps endorsement his picks always loose.

Candidates should tell the big dipshit No Thanks. But please proceed.

[Ms. Toad]

11. Unfortunately, that is not true.

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]

13. I stand corrected. Thanks.

[Ms. Toad]

14. I wish you were right . . .

[groundloop]

22. I believe some of it is that 45* reserves his endorsements for those who are likely to win.

[Ms. Toad]

23. That may well be.

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]

29. Yes, he does that a LOT. He endorsed several after they were already well ahead in polls

[Lonestarblue]

6. Certainly not a fan, but maybe Mo Brooks will come out on top in Alabama.

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]

25. Would prefer Mo as well

But the Alabama Senate Race is the trump candidate vs the cancun cruz-rand paul candidate

[IronLionZion]

7. Hoping Trump has damaged him to lose enough MAGA voters

so that combined with record turnout for Dems, Georgia can elect Stacy Abrams.

[Calista241]

34. While we can hope for that, I doubt Trump will mention it further

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]

10. Doesn't matter

Kemp is still useless.

[oldsoftie]

30. It DOES matter. Trumps #1 target embarrassed his choice.

Defeating Trumpers ALWAYS matters.

[rockfordfile]

15. Not really

[keithbvadu2]

16. When a Trump endorsed candidate loses, it becomes totally their fault.

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]

17. So Kemp vs Abrams again

How can it be different this time?

[rpannier]

26. trump's people don't vote because trump says no to do so

[IronLionZion]

33. I hope so

I hope they stew about it bitterly

[Calista241]

36. that's not going to happen.

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]

38. Democratic voter turnout will be higher this time, that's how.

[myohmy2]

18. trump...

...says, "Shit" and not every puke's squatting?

...what's this world coming to...

...republicans...

[Skittles]

19. OOH OOH

is this the one where some repuke voters threatened to stay home if Perdue didn't win???

[oldsoftie]

31. Apparently they stayed home yesterday too

[Skittles]

40. YEE HAW

[Warpy]

20. Middling news on an otherwise grim day ANOTHER grim day.

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]

24. A very public showing that T rump's losing support,

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]

27. hoping for a good ol' fashion butt whooping for republican's in November!

[gopiscrap]

42. welcome to DU

[towerbum]

43. thank's ! better than crappy media that not worth reading !

[gopiscrap]

44. enjoy your time here

[oldsoftie]

28. No, Kemp WHIPPED DAT ASS. 70%! Raffensberger won outright too; in a 4 man race.

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]

32. OTOH, I can see Trump turning this around and claiming that he

always supported Kemp, that the most important thing is to deny Stacy Abrams the governorship.

Trump contradicts himself when it can serve him.

[oldsoftie]

35. Then you play the recording of him saying Stacy would be better than Kemp

[ancianita]

37. Trump's guy lost by 50 POINTS!

[FakeNoose]

39. This was all about Chump getting revenge on Brian Kemp

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]

41. Thats right; it was TRUMP who cost both Perdue & Loeffler their seats.

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