{"id":1090191,"date":"2021-12-06T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1090191"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:14:22","slug":"david-perdue-announces-bid-for-governor-challenging-republican-brian-kemp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-perdue-announces-bid-for-governor-challenging-republican-brian-kemp\/","title":{"rendered":"David Perdue Announces Bid for Governor, Challenging Republican Brian Kemp"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdavid-perdue-announces-bid-for-governor-challenging-republican-brian-kemp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1090191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>David Perdue, the former Republican Senator of Georgia, officially launched his campaign for governor on Monday challenging incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, Abrams will smile, lie and cheat to transform Georgia into her radical vision of a state that would look more like California or New York,\u201d Perdue said in a statement first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-backed-former-gop-sen-perdue-launches-georgia-gubernatorial-bid-charges-gov-kemp-failed-all-of-us\">Fox News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes just days after Democrat Stacey Abrams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-stacey-abrams-announces-she-is-running-for-georgia-governor-in-2022\">declared<\/a> her candidacy. \u201cAbrams has spent the better part of the past four years insisting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/04\/28\/magazine\/stacey-abrams-election-georgia.html\">she actually won<\/a> Georgia\u2019s governor\u2019s race in 2018 after she lost to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp,\u201d The Daily Wire reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his announcement, Perdue criticized Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. \u201cTo fight back, we simply have to be united. Unfortunately, today, we are divided, and Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger are to blame,\u201d he commented.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Only a week ago, Kemp told Fox News in an interview, \u201cDavid\u2019s told me he was going to support my campaign for governor. Until something happens otherwise, I\u2019m going to keep doing what I\u2019m doing. I can\u2019t control who may be getting in the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perdue\u2019s criticism of Kemp and Raffensperger is based on the controversy surrounding the 2020 election. \u201cLook, I like Brian, this isn\u2019t personal. It\u2019s simple. He has failed all of us and cannot win in November. Instead of protecting our elections, he caved to Abrams and cost us two Senate seats, the Senate majority, and gave Joe Biden free rein,\u201d Perdue said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the 2020 election, then-incumbent candidate Perdue lost to Democrat Jon Ossoff in a run-off election on January 5, 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cody Hall, Brian Kemp\u2019s senior campaign advisor, commented on Perdue\u2019s possible candidacy even before his formal announcement. \u201cPerdue\u2019s only reason for running is to sooth his own bruised ego, because his campaign for U.S Senate failed to inspire voters at the ballot box \u2013 twice. Governor Kemp has a proven track record of fighting the radical left to put hardworking Georgians first, while Perdue is best known for ducking debates, padding his stock portfolio during a pandemic, and losing winnable races,\u201d Hall claimed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump is expected to endorse Perdue\u2019s campaign for governor, according to Fox News. Trump said in an earlier statement, \u201cThe MAGA base will just not vote for him [Kemp] after what he did with respect to election integrity and two horribly run elections, for President and then two Senate seats, but some good Republican will run, and some good Republican will get my endorsement, and some good Republican will WIN!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, \u201crecent polling from Trump\u2019s \u2018Save America\u2019 political action committee suggested Perdue could top Kemp in next year\u2019s GOP primary with the former president\u2019s backing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perdue said his vision, if elected, is to \u201ccompletely eliminate the state income tax, it\u2019s time. Make our cities and state safe again. Take charge of our schools \u2013 put parents in charge, not the woke left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Perdue, the former Republican Senator of Georgia, officially launched his campaign for governor on Monday challenging incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp.\u00a0\u201cMake no mistake, Abrams will smile, lie and cheat to transform Georgia into her radical vision of a state that would look more like California or New York,\u201d Perdue said in a statement first reported by Fox News.\u00a0The announcement comes just days after Democrat Stacey Abrams declared her candidacy. \u201cAbrams has spent the better part of the past four years insisting that she actually won Georgia\u2019s governor\u2019s race in 2018 after she lost to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp,\u201d The Daily Wire reported.\u00a0In his announcement, Perdue criticized Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. \u201cTo fight back, we simply have to be united. Unfortunately, today, we are divided, and Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger are to blame,\u201d he commented.\u00a0Only a week ago, Kemp told Fox News in an interview, \u201cDavid\u2019s told me he was going to support my campaign for governor. Until something happens otherwise, I\u2019m going to keep doing what I\u2019m doing. I can\u2019t control who may be getting in the race.\u201dPerdue\u2019s criticism of Kemp and Raffensperger is based on the controversy surrounding the 2020 election. \u201cLook, I like Brian, this isn\u2019t personal. It\u2019s simple. He has failed all of us and cannot win in November. Instead of protecting our elections, he caved to Abrams and cost us two Senate seats, the Senate majority, and gave Joe Biden free rein,\u201d Perdue said.\u00a0In the 2020 election, then-incumbent candidate Perdue lost to Democrat Jon Ossoff in a run-off election on January 5, 2021.\u00a0Cody Hall, Brian Kemp\u2019s senior campaign advisor, commented on Perdue\u2019s possible candidacy even before his formal announcement. \u201cPerdue\u2019s only reason for running is to sooth his own bruised ego, because his campaign for U.S Senate failed to inspire voters at the ballot box \u2013 twice. Governor Kemp has a proven track record of fighting the radical left to put hardworking Georgians first, while Perdue is best known for ducking debates, padding his stock portfolio during a pandemic, and losing winnable races,\u201d Hall claimed.\u00a0Former President Trump is expected to endorse Perdue\u2019s campaign for governor, according to Fox News. Trump said in an earlier statement, \u201cThe MAGA base will just not vote for him [Kemp] after what he did with respect to election integrity and two horribly run elections, for President and then two Senate seats, but some good Republican will run, and some good Republican will get my endorsement, and some good Republican will WIN!\u201d\u00a0According to Fox News, \u201crecent polling from Trump\u2019s \u2018Save America\u2019 political action committee suggested Perdue could top Kemp in next year\u2019s GOP primary with the former president\u2019s backing.\u201dPerdue said his vision, if elected, is to \u201ccompletely eliminate the state income tax, it\u2019s time. Make our cities and state safe again. Take charge of our schools \u2013 put parents in charge, not the woke left.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1090191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1090191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1090191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}