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Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue and three other candidates—Catherine Davis, Kandiss Taylor, and Tom Williams—in the Republican primary election for governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022. With 57% of precincts reporting, Kemp had 73% of the vote, followed by Perdue with 23%. No other…

Late-night hosts discussed the deadly Uvalde shooting and looked at Trump v Pence as they back different Georgia candidates

The ex-president’s losses helps the GOP create the illusion of moving on, even as they continue to push a radical rightwing agenda

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Races from Georgia to Texas were a litmus test of Trump’s hold on the Republican party with some significant losses

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Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance has suffered a devastating blow after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won his primary Tuesday despite rejecting Trump's entreaties to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state

Tuesday’s primary elections featured the inaugural stop in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 revenge tour — the first opportunities he’s had to unseat Republicans whom he considers disloyal for refusing to acquiesce in his baseless fraud claims.

Former president had sought to oust current governor as part of his crusade to punish those involved in his 2020 defeat