The former senator was reportedly recruited to run against Kemp by Donald Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to help purge the incumbent GOP governor
The former Georgia senator is grabbing at a possible Trump-backed return to elected office. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Former U.S. senator David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in the Republican primary next year, according to reports from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Politico.
The announcement, expected to be delivered via video on Monday, comes days after Democrat Stacey Abrams announced she would run for governor for a second time after narrowly losing to Kemp in 2018.
“Trump’s endorsement matters to Republican voters and he’s going to be helpful because this race is important to him,” a Republican official who has advised Perdue to run against Kemp told Politico. Trump has repeatedly attacked Kemp for not supporting the former president’s efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s legitimate 2020 victory in the state. Meanwhile, a Kemp adviser told Politico that Trump’s endorsement will only go so far: “The economy is roaring in Georgia. Jobs are great. Taxes are low.
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