The Georgia governor’s pick to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff, Derek Dooley, is polling in a distant third and could likely force an expensive runoff in the must-win state.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp greets President Donald Trump. Curtis Compton/AP
Heading into the midterms, Republicans thought Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was their best chance to beat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.
But Kemp declined to run, and is now, much to the befuddlement of national Republicans, supporting a candidate who is in a distant third and could likely force the GOP primary into an expensive runoff.
After Kemp decided last year against a Senate run, he ventured out to Trump National Golf Club in Virginia for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
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