{"id":1372193,"date":"2022-03-11T22:15:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T03:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1372193"},"modified":"2022-03-11T22:15:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T03:15:59","slug":"trump-to-rally-in-georgia-this-month-for-david-perdues-campaign-against-kemp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-rally-in-georgia-this-month-for-david-perdues-campaign-against-kemp\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Rally in Georgia this Month for David Perdue\u2019s Campaign Against Kemp"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-to-rally-in-georgia-this-month-for-david-perdues-campaign-against-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=1372193&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 class=\"subheading\">Former President Donald Trump announced on Friday his plans to rally in the Peach State at the end of the month on behalf of former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and other candidates in the state\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will host the event on Saturday, March 26, in Jackson, Georgia, a solid red county that the former president won by nearly 60 points in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Perdue, who is competing in a heated gubernatorial primary race against incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R), said in a statement he \u201clook[s] forward to welcoming\u201d Trump to Georgia and also made a jab at Kemp for \u201ccaving to radical liberals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to have President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement and look forward to welcoming him back to Georgia to rally support for our campaign,\u201d Perdue stated. \u201cGeorgians are ready for a bold conservative who will fight the political establishment, instead of caving to radical liberals like Brian Kemp has done every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The primary race, which takes place May 24, has drawn national attention, largely because of Trump, who has been outspoken in his support for Perdue and disapproval of Kemp over Georgia\u2019s 2020 election process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Perdue has latched onto Trump\u2019s grievances as he campaigns across the state and is heavily promoting that he is backed by the former president as a strategy to raise awareness of the endorsement, which could close what is currently a roughly ten-point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/09\/georgia-poll-gov-brian-kemp-has-edge-over-david-perdue-in-governors-primary-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling<\/a> gap between him and Kemp.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has already bet on six Republican candidates in Georgia \u2014 whom he will likely highlight during his upcoming rally \u2014 and several of those candidates are directly tied to his ultimate goal of unseating Kemp as retribution for his narrow loss to now-President Joe Biden in 2020.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19015042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1230441568.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a runoff election night party at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead on January 5, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump endorsed former state Rep. Vernon Jones as the candidate in Georgia\u2019s packed Tenth Congressional District primary race after urging Jones to drop out of the gubernatorial primary to help consolidate support for Perdue.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s rally this month will take place in the Tenth District, which Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepVernonJones\/status\/1502374994772439046?s=20&#038;t=UKwIQqed5VF5lrU7EV6wsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrated<\/a> in a comment on social media, stating, \u201cLooking forward to welcoming President Trump to Jackson County in Georgia\u2019s 10th Congressional District! Save Georgia. Save America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also endorsed Patrick Witt for insurance commissioner. This week, Witt dropped out of the Tenth District race and announced his challenge against Kemp-appointed Insurance Commissioner John King, while throwing his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepVernonJones\/status\/1501253338905649154?s=20&#038;t=UKwIQqed5VF5lrU7EV6wsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> behind Jones for the congressional race. Then on Friday, Trump announced his endorsement of Witt for the insurance commissioner position.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Trump is also backing Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA), who is hoping to unseat Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who drew significant ire from Trump in 2020 after the five-member State Elections Board, chaired by Raffensperger, changed various voting procedures ahead of the 2020 primary and general election because of coronavirus surging and legal pressure from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, the Georgia football legend who represents a rare case of being backed by both Trump and Trump\u2019s establishment foe, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. On Friday, Walker, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/23\/herschel-walker-doesnt-support-kemp-or-perdue-im-mad-at-both-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chosen<\/a> not to take sides in the gubernatorial battle, was in D.C. visiting McConnell and other \u201cfuture colleagues,\u201d according to his social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Made a quick trip to DC to see some friends and future colleagues. We talked about how we have to save the American Dream so that everyone can have the opportunity to succeed. We are so grateful to have you all on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamHerschel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@teamherschel<\/a>! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RLPX4iV8L0\">pic.twitter.com\/RLPX4iV8L0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HerschelWalker\/status\/1502294942873530371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lastly, state Sen. Burt Jones, who is competing against Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller for lieutenant governor, also has Trump\u2019s backing. Jones posted about Trump\u2019s rally announcement online on Friday, saying, \u201cHope to see ya\u2019ll there!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIG NEWS!<\/p>\n<p>President Trump will be holding a rally in Georgia on Saturday, March 26th in Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Get your tickets using the link below. Hope to see ya&#8217;ll there! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3iz2DbDQ6C\">https:\/\/t.co\/3iz2DbDQ6C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Burt Jones (@burtjonesforga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burtjonesforga\/status\/1502402673139761159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump announced on Friday his plans to rally in the Peach State at the end of the month on behalf of former Sen. 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