Posted on 01/08/2023 10:39:57 PM PST by Olog-hai
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is done being underestimated.
Having vanquished both a Donald Trump-backed Republican challenger and Democratic star Stacey Abrams to win reelection, Kemp is looking to expand his influence in his second term, free from the caricature of the gun-toting, pickup-driving, migrant-catching country boy that emerged during his first campaign for governor.
A new vision of Kemp steering his party toward a non-Trumpian conservatism made its debut in his November victory speech after it became clear that he had defeated Abrams by a much larger margin in their rematch than he had in their tight 2018 matchup.
“This election proves that when Republicans stay focused on real-world solutions that put hardworking people first we can win now, but also in the future, y’all,” Kemp said.
Kemp pledged that night to “stay in the fight” and followed with concrete steps: He kept his political operation running and lent it to the unsuccessful Senate runoff campaign of Herschel Walker, while forming a federal political action committee that lets the governor influence races for Congress and president. He hasn’t ruled out running for the U.S. Senate in 2026 or even seeking the White House.
Beyond his own advancement, Kemp’s victory could provide a blueprint for Republicans in competitive states after voters rejected many of the Trump-molded candidates in 2022. It’s a less showy approach, aimed at luring independents and moderates while still achieving conservative policy goals.
“If Republicans looking forward are focused on winning, I think a lot of folks will be calling Gov. Kemp and wanting his advice, but also trying to replicate the things he did here,” said Cody Hall, Kemp’s political adviser. …
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
“What a d1ckheaded comment.”
Reality bites.
Not the Bee.
Trump will crush all of these obvious fake GOPe lightweights in a primary. It will be fun to watch.
Kemp is nothing special. Amazing how people think that beating a leftist racist Black woman in GA is a big indicator of something. It is not. The issue in GA is they happen to have a huge Black population making ballot harvesting easier. This is not a big win for Kemp.
“Get used to the idea.”
“Where else are you going to go?”
We shall see.
AP = All Propaganda
There is nothing to see lady. Trump makes all other GOPers look like fake self serving light weights. And for a good reason.
Last week was not a shining glory for him, caving to the RINO/RAT cabal. He’ll have to redeem himself and his conservative cred before some of us will lean back toward him.
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Yep... My guess is that we will see the first Female
President sometime around 2027. Biden resigns and
VP Harris becomes the president and is elected for
two consecutive terms.
No.
It isn’t about being “underestimated” by most people. It IS about kemp vastly overestimating himself. Pretty simple.
Yes lets make that lying, traitorous criminal a US senator. 😣
Troll says what?
I felt the exact same way, but when faced with him or the Crooked Dem Ghettopotamous Stacey Abrams, what could I do? I held my nose and voted for that crooked SOB kemp.
I guess that's also how we got most of the crooked mental midgets in DC.
Posting a crAP article from 2 NeverTrumpers. Monday off to a good start LOFL...
Really...so Kemp thinks there will ever be another Republican president? He ignored the 2020 Steal, so will he ignore the 2024 Steal if HE gets Schiff’d on?
I’m going for a Gaetz/Boebert ticket.
Trump/Gaetz would be good.
We have to factor in the “Art of the Steal”.
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