President Donald Trump’s status as a kingmaker in Republican primaries got a setback on Tuesday, as Georgia GOP voters rejected his choice for the governor’s race.
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Businessman Rick Jackson, defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who had Trump’s endorsement as well as the endorsement of outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp, according to the Associated Press and CNN.
Jones is well known for being one of the “fake electors” in the 2020 scheme to overturn former President Joe Biden’s electoral win. He managed to avoid criminal charges in the ensuing investigation.
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The governor primary in Georgia was one of the notable displays of unity between Trump and Kemp, who have had an on-again/off-again rocky relationship after he and other GOP state officials refused to intervene on his behalf to overturn the 2020 election results.
On the Democratic side, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is hoping to break years of solid Republican rule in the state.
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