FiveThirtyEight reports that David Perdue, formerly a senator from Georgia, has failed to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp in the state's Republican primary. Despite name recognition and the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, Perdue failed to even keep Kemp under 50 percent of votes, which would have advanced them both to a runoff.
Trump, still chafing from his loss after the 2020 election, focused much of his ire on Georgia. In an effort to punish Kemp for his refusal to subvert the state's results, Trump convinced Perdue, who lost his Senate seat in the same election cycle, to challenge the governor in the Republican primary.
