The Governor of Georgia GOP Outflow Tests Fidelity to Trump

Georgia Republicans decide on Tuesday a second sleight of hand that tests the loyalty of conservative voters toward President Donald Trump and their frequent rejection of the establishment in favor of foreign policy and without scruples.

Kemp and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle oppose the White House, which supports Kemp, to outgoing Republican Governor Nathan Deal, who backs Cagle. Democrat Stacey Abrams is waiting for the winner in the fall, seeking to become the first black female governor of any US state.

A well-known figure on the Georgia Capitol, Cagle entered the Republican race as an alleged favorite, with finances. supporting much of the state's lobbying class. Kemp portrayed himself as a "politically incorrect conservative", fighting perpetually against liberal Democrats and Republican insurgents.

The two Republicans have tried to line up on Trump, while taking strict positions on immigration, weapons and social issues. . But Cagle is widely regarded as the most moderate choice and the most likely candidate to return to the center in a general election campaign. The question is whether this is a responsibility that prevents him from getting past Republican primary voters that Kemp has been courting with advertisements featuring guns, chainsaws and a pickup truck to "rally illegal criminals."

Cagle led the first five primary men in May, but fell far short of the majority required to avoid a runoff. The two months have been a cascade of problems for the veteran politician, and public polls suggest that Kemp has bridged the gap.

The Lieutenant Governor involuntarily played in Kemp's framing when he was secretly recorded earlier this year by a former rival. Cagle explaining in detail that he led the legislation in the state Senate on the basis of campaign contributions. Cagle described the GOP contest as a race to be "the craziest" candidate with "the biggest cannon" and "the biggest truck".

The unexpected support of Trump at Kemp last week, followed by another clip. At a weekend visit from Vice President Mike Pence, the race took over.

"Brian is tough on crime, strong on the border and illegal immigration, he loves our military and our vets and protects our second amendment."

This was an unexpected adventure in the race of # 39, a governor to a president whose mid-term electoral efforts focused primarily on defending the GOP majorities on Capitol Hill and on his own re-election campaign rallies.

This is a matter of risk and of Reward for the Republicans of Georgia and Trump, who was burned last year when he twice backed the loss of Senate candidates in neighboring Alabama.Kemp offers Trump a chance to support another impetuous politician who can wear the president's mark in a state that the president won in 2016. But this alliance also worries some GOP players who are wary of the changing electorate of the Ge orgy and a national mood favorable to Democrats. Opening in a state that the GOP has dominated in polls for the last two decades.

These concerns became evident days before Trump waded into the race, when Deal, a widely popular figure, weighed in with his own endorsement at the 11th hour for Cagle. Deal praised Cagle as a competent business recruiting partner and his best potential successor, but the move was singled out for a governor who had previously been happy to let the party's followers make their own choices. In Georgia, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected independently, which means that Cagle was never elected with Deal, although the pair is from the same city of Gainesville in North Georgia.

The National Rifle Association Cagle in April after helping kill a tax break that would have saved Delta Air Lines, one of the largest state employers, millions a year to end a discount program for NRA members. Cagle was joined on the campaign trail by gun rights group president Oliver North for stops in Savannah, Kennesaw and Gainesville.

Polling stations are open on Tuesdays from 7 am to 7 pm through the state. In-person advance voting began on July 2.