This could finally be the beginning of loosening the icy grip Trump has on the Republican party. If Kemp gets the Republican nomination for governor, perhaps others will start to fall away from Trump, and finally say the emperor has no clothes.
53 percent of voters support Kemp in the race, while 26 percent support Perdue, the Trump backed candidate.
Similar results occur when asked whether respondents approve of the men, with Kemp’s favorable rating at 71 percent and Perdue’s at 57 percent.
During their debate, Perdue continued to peddle the false claim made by former President Trump that the 2020 election was stolen and blamed Kemp for Democrats having control of the White House and Senate.
“The only reason I’m not in the United States Senate is because you caved in and gave the election to … liberal Democrats,” Perdue, who lost his Senate seat to now-Sen. Jon Ossoff (D), said to Kemp during the debate.
“Weak leaders blame everybody else for their own loss instead of themselves,” Kemp fired back.