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Republican Divides and Strange Alliances Emerge Ahead of Georgia Runoff
Kemp and Trump split on Senate strategy as the governor backs Derek Dooley and Trump supports Burt Jones in the closing days.
- On Monday, ahead of Tuesday's runoff, Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump campaigned for Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, exposing internal party divisions despite their shared gubernatorial endorsement.
- While Kemp and Trump aligned on Jones, they remain divided on the Senate race; Kemp supports Derek Dooley, whereas Trump backed Mike Collins, citing Dooley's stance on the 2020 election.
- Dismissing congressional "inaction," Kemp argued Jones would be "really building off the great legacy" of state administrations while consolidating party support before the general election.
- Conservative activist Debbie Dooley noted internal party fault lines, saying, "It's just not as simple as blindly following Trump anymore," as grassroots leaders divided over candidates.
- To match Democrats' head start on the general election, Republicans must consolidate quickly before facing U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
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Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The final days of Georgia's Republican primary campaigns have exposed internal party fault lines, produced unusual alliances and will test the party's ability to consolidate quickly to match Democrats' head start on the general election campaign.
Trump and Kemp split in Georgia GOP runoff battles
President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp enter Tuesday’s Republican runoff elections as both allies and rivals, backing the same candidate in the governor’s race while at odds in a closely watched Senate showdown that will test the competing power centers inside the Georgia GOP. The overlapping endorsements highlight the increasingly complicated relationship between Trump and Kemp, whose long-running political feud has loomed over Geor…
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