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Politically Georgia: Perdue versus Kemp in GOP feud

David Purdue to challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in Republican primary
David Purdue to challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in Republican primary
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Dec 7, 2021

“Bitter, ugly and costly.”

That’s how the Atlanta-Journal Constitution political insiders describe the upcoming Republican primary after David Perdue entered the race against Gov. Brian Kemp.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Patricia Murphy joins host Greg Bluestein to discuss why Perdue blames Kemp for his loss Senate loss, why Kemp feels betrayed, the early attacks in Perdue’s announcement and what this means for Stacey Abrams.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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