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Related: About this forumBREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022 #gapol
David Weigel RetweetedBREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022 #gapol
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BREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue announced that he will challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in the GOP primary. (Photo: Nathan Posner for The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution)
POLITICAL INSIDER
By Greg Bluestein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1 hour ago
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary next year, according to multiple people with knowledge of his decision, setting up a divisive contest between two of the states leading GOP figures ahead of a likely general election matchup with Stacey Abrams.
Perdues decision is expected to be delivered Monday and comes days after Abrams, an icon to many Democrats, announced she would run for governor for a second time. Perdue has told allies he was motivated to join the race because he fears Kemp cant defeat the Democrat again.
His campaign will deepen a divide in the state GOP stoked by former President Donald Trump, who is expected to support Perdue. That points to a difficult 2022 election for the party following huge losses in the last campaign cycle, when Democrats captured Georgia in a presidential race for the first time since 1992 and then flipped both of the states U.S. Senate seats in dual runoffs that decided control of the chamber.
Perdues only reason for running is to sooth his own bruised ego, because his campaign for U.S Senate failed to inspire voters at the ballot box twice, said Kemp spokesman Cody Hall, giving a taste of the brutal campaign to come.
Perdue was on the losing end of one of those races, falling to Democrat Jon Ossoff. While he ruled out a comeback bid against U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, he has weighed a challenge to Kemp for months.
Perdue has played into the speculation he would run for governor by appearing at a range of recent grassroots events. His allies have also leaked word of visits with Trump, including a recent two-day trip to Florida that involved a round of golf.
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Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue announced that he will challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in the GOP primary. (Photo: Nathan Posner for The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution)
POLITICAL INSIDER
By Greg Bluestein, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1 hour ago
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary next year, according to multiple people with knowledge of his decision, setting up a divisive contest between two of the states leading GOP figures ahead of a likely general election matchup with Stacey Abrams.
Perdues decision is expected to be delivered Monday and comes days after Abrams, an icon to many Democrats, announced she would run for governor for a second time. Perdue has told allies he was motivated to join the race because he fears Kemp cant defeat the Democrat again.
His campaign will deepen a divide in the state GOP stoked by former President Donald Trump, who is expected to support Perdue. That points to a difficult 2022 election for the party following huge losses in the last campaign cycle, when Democrats captured Georgia in a presidential race for the first time since 1992 and then flipped both of the states U.S. Senate seats in dual runoffs that decided control of the chamber.
Perdues only reason for running is to sooth his own bruised ego, because his campaign for U.S Senate failed to inspire voters at the ballot box twice, said Kemp spokesman Cody Hall, giving a taste of the brutal campaign to come.
Perdue was on the losing end of one of those races, falling to Democrat Jon Ossoff. While he ruled out a comeback bid against U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, he has weighed a challenge to Kemp for months.
Perdue has played into the speculation he would run for governor by appearing at a range of recent grassroots events. His allies have also leaked word of visits with Trump, including a recent two-day trip to Florida that involved a round of golf.
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BREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022 #gapol (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 2021
OP
"Sherman left more standing than this primary will." -- @LordTinsdale #gapol
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 2021
#4
the ol ' buzzard beak is taking TFG loser-in-chief's advise ! kiss of death !
monkeyman1
Dec 2021
#5
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. KKKemp and Perdue will try to out-racist each other vying for rube vote.
relayerbob
(7,054 posts)2. Hahahaha
Good, they can plunge into the depths, while Sen Warnock and Stacey Abrams wipe the floor with the remains
CurtEastPoint
(19,204 posts)3. sleazy rich fucker.
mahatmakanejeeves
(61,287 posts)4. "Sherman left more standing than this primary will." -- @LordTinsdale #gapol
David Weigel Retweeted
"Sherman left more standing than this primary will." --
@LordTinsdale
#gapol
@LordTinsdale
#gapol
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monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)5. the ol ' buzzard beak is taking TFG loser-in-chief's advise ! kiss of death !