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Politics

Trump-backed candidates lose but Trumpism wins in US primaries

Republican Governor Brian Kemp gave a victorious thumbs-up to supporters during an election night watch party in Atlanta, Georgia [John Bazemore/AP Photo]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has easily defeated Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger – former US Senator David Perdue – in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president’s influence in a critical United States swing state.

“Even in the middle of a tough primary, conservatives across our state didn’t listen to the noise. They didn’t get distracted,” Kemp told cheering supporters on Tuesday evening, before calling on his party to rally behind his campaign.

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