Kemp Campaigns for 2 Georgia Runoff Picks as Trump Backs Collins in Senate Race
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Updated · FOX 5 Atlanta · Jun 15
Kemp Campaigns for 2 Georgia Runoff Picks as Trump Backs Collins in Senate Race
3 articles · Updated · FOX 5 Atlanta · Jun 15
Summary
Tuesday’s Georgia Republican runoffs drew a final-day push from Gov. Brian Kemp, who campaigned Monday with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones for governor and Derek Dooley for U.S. Senate.
The appearances sharpened a split with Donald Trump: both men back Jones, but Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Mike Collins over Dooley in the Senate contest.
Kemp said Jones is ready to govern on day one, while he cast Dooley as a political outsider who could help Republicans in the November general election.
The runoffs will settle GOP nominees for governor and Senate before matchups with Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.