Popular GOP Gov. Brian Kemp announces whether he'll run for Senate in battleground Georgia
Two-term Republican Gov Brian Kemp who was the GOP's top Senate recruit in battleground Georgia in next year's midterm elections stated on Monday that he is passing on launching a campaign Over the last scant weeks I have had multiple conversations with friends supporters and leaders across the country who encouraged me to run for the U S Senate in I greatly appreciate their encouragement and prayers for our family After those discussions I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and my family Kemp stated in a social media post The popular conservative governor who is term-limited and prevented from seeking re-election in was the GOP's dream candidate to take on Democratic Sen Jon Ossoff who is considered vulnerable as Republicans aim to expand their - Senate majority next year FIRST ON FOX REPUBLICAN LAUNCHES SECOND STRAIGHT BID TO FLIP DEMOCRAT-HELD SENATE SEAT IN KEY BATTLEGROUNDOssoff who is running for a second six-year term in the Senate after flipping the seat with a razor-thin win in a January runoff voting process is a top target of the National Republican Senatorial Committee NRSC in a state that President Donald Trump narrowly carried last November ONLY ON FOX NEWS SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CHAIR REVEALS HOW VARIOUS SEATS HE'S AIMING FOR IN Republicans have a number of strong candidates who can build a winning coalition to add this seat to President Trump s Senate Majority NRSC communications director Joanna Rodriguez communicated Fox News in a declaration Kemp in his social media post revealed that he spoke with President Trump and Senate leadership earlier in the present day and expressed my commitment to work alongside them to ensure we have a strong Republican nominee who can win next November The governor who had been courted to run for the Senate for months informed Fox News Digital in a February interview while he was in the middle of Georgia's legislative session that I know I can't keep holding out forever so we'll have something to say on that down the road WHY PETE BUTTIGIEG DISCLOSED NO TO RUNNING FOR THE SENATE NEXT YEAR IN MICHIGANKemp who is at this moment chair of the Republican Governors Association also emphasized that we need to flip that seat We should have a Republican in that seat and I believe we'll have one after the ' electoral contest But with Kemp out of the picture the GOP faces the prospect of a crowded and potentially divisive primary that could include Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene a top Trump supporter in the House who enjoys massive name recognition but is seen by pundits as too toxic to court crucial independent voters needed to win the general polling Among the other Republicans who have expressed interest in running if Kemp bowed out are Reps Buddy Carter Mike Collins and Rich McCormick and state Insurance Commissioner John King The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee highlighted Kemp's announcement Brian Kemp s decision to not run for Senate in is yet another embarrassing Republican Senate recruitment failure as they face a building midterm backlash where every GOP candidate will be forced to answer for Trump s harmful agenda Senate Republicans toxic agenda and recruitment failures put their majority at threat in DSCC communications director Maeve Coyle reported in a comment
