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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Trump-backed nominees lost in Georgia, but can Republicans escape the specter of Maga?

Former US President Donald Trump at a rally sponsored by Save America.
Former US President Donald Trump at a rally sponsored by Save America. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s big lie lost bigly in Georgia on Tuesday night. Some might take this as proof that his spell over the Republican party has finally been broken, but that is what the Republican party wants people to believe.

The former president had been waging a personal vendetta against Georgia’s governor Brian Kemp and secretary of state Brad Raffensperger for failing to overturn the 2020 presidential election in his favor.

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