Posted on Aug 26, 2023
Georgia Republicans begin to look beyond Donald Trump
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This week, a group of young Republicans gathered at a bar to watch their party's first presidential debate.
There was plenty of conservative zeal in the air, enhanced throughout the night with a steady stream of beer and feisty exchanges from the candidates on television. But among the dozens of attendees, there was not a single scarlet "Make America Great Again" baseball cap in sight, nor any telltale imagery associated with Donald Trump.
Given his continued grip on the Republican party, such an omission would have been unusual at most other Republican events.
But this particular one took place in Georgia - specifically, the Atlanta metro area.
There was plenty of conservative zeal in the air, enhanced throughout the night with a steady stream of beer and feisty exchanges from the candidates on television. But among the dozens of attendees, there was not a single scarlet "Make America Great Again" baseball cap in sight, nor any telltale imagery associated with Donald Trump.
Given his continued grip on the Republican party, such an omission would have been unusual at most other Republican events.
But this particular one took place in Georgia - specifically, the Atlanta metro area.
Georgia Republicans begin to look beyond Donald Trump
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Election 2024
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."This political high wire act has not cost the state's Republican officials so far, even as Mr Trump has attacked them and endorsed some of their more right-wing opponents. In fact, they have only grown in stature.
Mr Kemp won a landslide re-election in 2022 against a popular Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, and is building a national profile.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, the recipient of a now infamous phone call from Mr Trump urging him to "find" enough votes for him to win the state, trounced his Democratic own opponent in last year and may soon aspire to higher office.
Mr Trump continues to lead presidential primary polls, and does have serious support from staunch conservatives in the state.
"The radical left is turning America into a police state against conservatives," former US Senator Kelly Loeffler, who now leads a Republican get-out-the-vote effort in Georgia, tweeted in response to Mr Trump's indictment.
Dozens of Mr Trump's supporters rallied outside the Fulton County jail ahead of his booking on Thursday, making a raucous scene and waving signs in support of their leader.
But at least in Georgia, their opinion may no longer be the dominant one.
"I think within the Republican groups I am a member of, you probably have 30 to 35% that are still Trump supporters," Ms Zoller said. "And then the rest of the people are looking at other options.""
..."This political high wire act has not cost the state's Republican officials so far, even as Mr Trump has attacked them and endorsed some of their more right-wing opponents. In fact, they have only grown in stature.
Mr Kemp won a landslide re-election in 2022 against a popular Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, and is building a national profile.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, the recipient of a now infamous phone call from Mr Trump urging him to "find" enough votes for him to win the state, trounced his Democratic own opponent in last year and may soon aspire to higher office.
Mr Trump continues to lead presidential primary polls, and does have serious support from staunch conservatives in the state.
"The radical left is turning America into a police state against conservatives," former US Senator Kelly Loeffler, who now leads a Republican get-out-the-vote effort in Georgia, tweeted in response to Mr Trump's indictment.
Dozens of Mr Trump's supporters rallied outside the Fulton County jail ahead of his booking on Thursday, making a raucous scene and waving signs in support of their leader.
But at least in Georgia, their opinion may no longer be the dominant one.
"I think within the Republican groups I am a member of, you probably have 30 to 35% that are still Trump supporters," Ms Zoller said. "And then the rest of the people are looking at other options.""
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