Four states are holding Democratic and Republican primary today, but Georgia will no doubt be the center of attention as former President Donald Trump takes revenge there against Republicans who refused to undo Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
From the beginning of the electoral cycle, the former White House tenant has given his support to several candidates – some have already won their bets, others have not – but few struggles that seem personal to him like played tonight in this south. state of the United States. These Republican primary is his biggest electoral test of the season so far.
Banking on defeated former senator David Perdue, whom he encouraged to take part in the race, Donald Trump is fighting among other things by proxy against Governor Brian Kemp, whom he already supports.
Mr. Perdue placed the Republican’s 2020 defeat in Georgia at the center of his campaign, falsely blaming a wide election fraud which he insists.
A recent Fox News poll gives 60% of voting intentions to the outgoing governor, against only 28% for David Perdue (who lost his seat as senator in 2020), the other candidate closing out march away.
The former president also supports Jody Hice, who is running for the seat of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who is now seen as a personal enemy. The outcome of the vote to nominate who will be the Republican candidate for a key position next November, giving responsibility to its holder for the elections, is even more uncertain.
The struggle has been the subject of fewer opinion polls, but a poll conducted last month on The Atlanta Journal – Constitution put the two main candidates in the neck and neck, with more than a third undecided.
Former Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Georgia on Monday to support Conservative MP Brian Kemp. Donald Trump’s former right -hand man has argued that the outgoing governor has already defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is sailing for her part toward guaranteed victory tonight in the Democratic camp.
Si Ms. Abrams, who fought hard against his Republican rival in 2018 and hopes he can get revenge six years later, is the only candidate in the formation.
The state holds other primaries, including for the senator seat. Former soccer star Herschel Walker, pleased with Donald Trump’s imprimatur, is in a strong position to win top honors among Republicans, despite allegations of domestic abuse. He will try to return the state to the Republican fold.
To the Democrats, outgoing Senator Raphael Warnock, who was nearly elected in a special election in 2020, should easily defeat his rival Tamara Johnson-Shealey.
Two polls of 2022 in the rearview mirror of 2020
The two Republicans who wanted to see Donald Trump defeated in Georgia refused to intervene to undo Joe Biden’s victory in this state, where there has been a political-judicial saga.
After the initial count, in November 2020, two recounts confirmed the victory of Joe Biden in Georgia, who had not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly 30 years. Legal challenges from the Trump camp were also dismissed.
Brad Raffensperger achieved national fame by standing up to Donald Trump. In January 2021, the Washington Post broadcast excerpts from a telephone discussion in which Donald Trump asked him to “seek 11,780 votes” to give him victory in Georgia, which he claimed had no proof of winning.
Georgia, a former Republican stronghold that seems to be becoming an important state, promises to be crucial for Senate control, by the end of midterm elections, and for the 2024 presidential election.
These are the two senatorial seats from Georgia, won by Democrats, who restored the party to control the Senate in January 2021.
Other primaries on the radar
Alabama, Texas and Arkansas also have several primaries, where several political personalities compete.
Rep. Mo Brooks, who was one of the ardent supporters of Mr. Trump, is now seeking a senator seat from Alabama. At the rally that preceded the unrest at the Capitol in January 2021, he urged the people to start knocking people and kicking ass.
After first endorsing Mr. Brooks, whom he now refers to as a woke up, Donald Trump withdrew. Fault of his former ally? Asking supporters to put the election in 2020 rear they will focus on 2022 and 2024 polls.
Widely favored in the Republican camp, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, one of the former spokespersons for the White House during the Trump era, was for her part in the race to become governor of Arkansas, a position already held. occupy his father, Mike Huckabee.
The Republican primary for the senator post from Pennsylvania, held last week (New window), is still pending. Nearly 0.1% of the vote separates the two Republican leaders, Mehmet Oz, a famous television host doctor endorsed by Donald Trump, and David McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO.
Ironically, the mail vote, which was rejected in 2020 by Republicans, delayed the final announcement of the results.
Source: Radio-Canada
