{"id":31083,"date":"2021-12-08T18:04:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=31083"},"modified":"2021-12-08T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:04:44","slug":"perdue-gets-a-trump-bump-in-the-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=31083","title":{"rendered":"Perdue gets a Trump bump in the polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new poll conducted since former U.S. Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/2021\/12\/05\/david-perdue-will-challenge-brian-kemp-in-the-republican-primary\/\">David Perdue entered the 2022 Republican primary<\/a> race for governor shows him neck and neck with incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perdue and Kemp each drew support from 34% of 500 likely GOP primary voters when the respondents were informed that former President Donald Trump has endorsed Perdue, according to a survey conducted the evening of Dec. 6 by FOX 5 and InsiderAdvantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll was conducted on the same day Perdue both formally entered the race and received Trump\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked to declare their preference before being informed of the Trump endorsement, the respondents supported Kemp 41% to 22%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis shows the amazing impact that a Trump endorsement can have on a Republican primary and certainly in Georgia,\u201d InsiderAdvantage Chairman Matt Towery said. \u201cThis should be a huge additional wakeup call to national GOP leaders and candidates as to the political might of Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has been urging Perdue for months to challenge fellow Republican Kemp, who drew Trump\u2019s ire when he refused to back the then-president\u2019s attempts to overturn 2020 presidential election results that saw Democrat Joe Biden carry Georgia by nearly 12,000 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perdue\u2019s entry into the contest promises a bitter struggle that\u2019s bound to further divide Republicans in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis race will be what I often refer to as a \u2018Town versus Gown\u2019 contest,\u201d Towery said. \u201cWhile the more suburban and politically connected \u2018Gown\u2019 Republicans will favor Kemp, the working class and more exurban and rural GOP voters will be more likely to support Perdue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Democratic side, former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, who lost a close election to Kemp in 2018, appears to enjoy a clear path to her party\u2019s nomination next spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Republican poll found former state Rep. Vernon Jones and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/county\/Appling\"   title=\"Appling\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"346\">Appling<\/a> County educator Kandiss Taylor far behind Kemp and Perdue. The survey had an error rate of plus-or-minus 4.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=9]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new poll conducted since former U.S. Sen. David Perdue entered the 2022 Republican primary race for governor shows him neck and neck with incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp. 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