The governor’s race isn’t the only potential source of bad news for Trump and his endorsed candidates in Georgia on Tuesday, writes Ed_Kilgore
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images Last December, when Donald Trump talked former U.S. senator David Perdue into challenging his bitter enemy, Georgia governor Brian Kemp, in the state’s May 24 Republican primary, it initially looked like a political coup for the ex-president. Perdue had high name ID, demonstrated fundraising chops, and a persuasive argument that only he could heal divisions among Georgia Republicans over Trump’s efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss.
Even the man who recruited Perdue to run against Kemp — former President Donald Trump — seems to have given his campaign up for dead, said three Republicans who have spoken to Trump. They say Trump has groused about what he believes is a lackluster campaign effort from Perdue.
Perdue is understandably upset by a new Fox News poll showing him trailing Kemp 60-28. Whatever you think of that particular survey, it confirms a pro-Kemp trend that has been steadily building for months, reinforced by a big financial advantage.
Aside from Perdue’s near-certain loss, the biggest blow to the 45th president’s ego and perceived power could come in the secretary of State primary. Incumbent Brad Raffensperger, who, if possible, exceeds Kemp as a target of Trump’s ire, is running a strong race for renomination. Raffensperger certified Biden’s 2020 Georgia win, and when Trump attacked him for blocking his efforts to reverse the results, he released a tape of the then-president asking him to “find” enough votes to flip Georgia.
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