Trump-Backed Candidates in GA , Are Defeated.<br />GA Gov. Brian Kemp and GA Secretary of State <br />Brad Raffensperger defeated the Trump-backed <br />GOP candidates in the May 24 GA primary races.<br />GA Gov. Brian Kemp and GA Secretary of State <br />Brad Raffensperger defeated the Trump-backed <br />GOP candidates in the May 24 GA primary races.<br />Since his election loss in 2020, Trump has attempted to cast himself as a Republican kingmaker.<br />Kemp's double-digit win over Trump-endorsed David Perdue seems to indicate otherwise.<br />This was the biggest political fight of the midterms for Donald Trump and he lost it by double digits, Mike Murphy, GOP Operative, via Yahoo News.<br />Governor Kemp has proven that a conservative with a strong record who is not afraid to square off against Trump can not only fend off the Donald, , Mike Murphy, GOP Operative, via Yahoo News.<br />... but can actually beat the former president quite badly, Mike Murphy, GOP Operative, via Yahoo News.<br />The GA races are thought to be especially contentious for Trump as it was one of the historically Republican states that turned for President Joe Biden in 2020.<br />As recently as March, Trump has referred to Kemp as a "turncoat," a "coward" and "a complete and total disaster.".<br />In light of Kemp's sweeping win, analysts are commending him for staying out of the fray with Trump.<br />Kemp never swung back at Trump. You know it had to kill him inside, but the discipline <br />paid off, Brian Robinson, GA GOP Political Operative, <br />via Yahoo News.<br />Gov. Kemp will face Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams in the election this fall.<br />GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger became known nationally in 2020 after a phone call with Trump was leaked.<br />During the call, Trump seemed to pressure Raffensperger to "find" the number of votes necessary to overturn Biden's win.<br />Raffensperger resisted the pressure. He attributed his win on May 24 to Republican voters who had come "back home."
