NEW: Former Sen. David Perdue says he is running for governor in Georgia, setting up a primary showdown with Gov. Kemp in 2022.
In a video announcement, Perdue said that Kemp"has failed all of us and cannot win in November." He also criticized Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who has become a target of supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Perdue lost his Senate seat to Democrat Jon Ossoff in January runoff elections that also saw Democrat Raphael Warnock best incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler, taking away the GOP's control of the chamber. President Joe Biden also captured Georgia in the 2020 election, the first time a Democrat has won the state since 1992.The results were widely seen as a rebuke of Trump, whose supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan.
Kemp spokesman Cody Hall criticized Perdue in a statement on Sunday following reports of his decision to run for governor.
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