Posted on 05/30/2022 11:48:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
We’ve seen plenty of armchair quarterbacking of Georgia’s primary last week, with experts and everyday citizens analyzing what the results mean for Trump’s endorsement of candidates. My PJ Media colleague Rick Moran has even explored how the race-hustlers and grievance-mongers of the left will spin the fact that Georgia’s 2021 voter law didn’t suppress minority turnout in the primaries into a voter-suppression narrative for the general election.
But one of the biggest themes we saw in the May 24 primary was the importance of incumbency. In large numbers, Georgia Republican voters trusted the people in power enough to reelect them.
Take a look at the governor’s race, for example. Gov. Brian Kemp faced a challenge by former senator David Perdue, and polls had Kemp projected to win by a landslide of about 30 points. The Kemp team, in what one staffer called a “scorched earth” campaign, concentrated on the governor’s record and how he can beat Stacey Abrams again. He won by 50 points.
That phenomenon includes the controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in the 14th district in the northwest part of the state. Even with one strong challenger (alongside a few weak ones) and tons of controversy surrounding her, Greene won easily.
But 14th district voters didn’t just go for Greene. Look at this quick analysis of how Greene’s district voted:
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Dems crossed over in massive numbers and voted for Kemp, Raffy and Greene. Oh, wait, Dems hate Greene with a passion, why would they vote for her?
Ok, the voting machines were programmed by ‘the establishment’ to switch votes to RINOs. But, Greene is hated by RINOs and the establishment, why would they program the machines to add votes to Greene?
Well, I’m sure there is someone who will come up with a conspiracy theory to explain why Greene (and Walker) won by huge vote margins just like with Kemp and Raffy.
“Georgia’s Primary Demonstrates How Incumbency Mattered to Voters”
Gee and I thought it was Democrat/communist crossover voters’ willingness to do anything to subvert democracy.
Silly me - what do I know?
Georgia primary showed how Democrats vote in an open primary to screw the MAGA candidates!
Period.
All I am saying is Cross-Over shenanigans in an open primary where the Dims don’t have a challenger. No way Kemp and Raffie actually got that much of the vote.
Bingo.
Wrong. If thats the case, why did Abrams get even more votes than Perdue? If her voters were crossing over to vote for Kemp, then obviously Perdue would get crushed in a head to head matchup.
See Post #7. The Crossover conspiracy folks just can’t answer that question.
I don’t think incumbency alone can explain a 50 point spread. Five maybe.
I think it demonstrates that GA voters are stupid or the vote is rigged.
All i know is 310K voted against the pro-fraud Kemp and that is almost identical to the drop-off ( republican votes) during the 2021 Senate run-off… Good luck to the crooks Kemp and Ratburger, they will need it
Except that’s not what the vote shows - the point of the post you were responding to.
Good luck to the rest of us who will be stuck with crap from Georgia if you let Abrams get in. Once in, they WILL rig it to stay in forever!
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