It’s official: Perdue to challenge Kemp for Ga. governor, ensuring divisive GOP primary
Former U.S. senator David Perdue of Georgia made his plans official Monday to challenge incumbent Brian Kemp for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, launching what is widely anticipated to be an ugly and divisive race centered on Donald Trump’s loss in the state in 2020.
“Unfortunately today we are divided, and Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger are to blame,” Perdue said in a video released Monday morning, referring to the governor and also the secretary of state, two Republicans who refused Trump’s entreaties to reverse his defeat in Georgia last year. “Look,...