Few politicians have drawn as much ire from opposite corners of the political spectrum as Brian Kemp, the forever embattled Georgia governor seeking a second term in office this year.
Riding a Donald Trump endorsement to win the 2018 Republican primary, Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams to win his first term in the governor's mansion. Abrams cried voter suppression during the campaign and never conceded defeat afterward, riding her claims of a stolen election to national prominence in progressive circles.
Kemp's trial by fire blazes even in odd-numbered years. In 2021 Kemp signed an election integrity bill that critics slammed as designed to suppress turnout. The bill prompted Major League Baseball to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver and placed Georgia and Kemp back in the national spotlight. President Joe Biden attacked the move, though once again, Kemp was having none of it.
"They don't care about jobs, they don't care about our communities, and they certainly don't care about access to the ballot box, because if they did, MLB would've announced it was moving its headquarters from New York," Kemp said. "Kemp seems to have put himself in a good position," Heye said."Obviously, Perdue has been struggling a little bit despite having Trump's support. We're starting to see more and more that just because Donald Trump has endorsed the candidate, that doesn't mean he's a shoo-in to win. If Kemp emerges from the primary, he should win in the fall. It looks to be a strong Republican year.
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