Topline Former Georgia Sen. David Perdue is planning to run for governor, several outlets reported Sunday, setting the Donald Trump-backed candidate up for a contentious Republican primary versus incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, days after Democrat Stacey Abrams announced she was also joining the 2022 race. Sen. David Perdue attends a hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by … [+] Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Perdue, 71, is expected to formally announce his campaign on Monday, Politico first reported, paving the way for “an epic Republican Party primary clash in one of the nation’s top battleground states.” He was recruited to run by Trump after the former president vowed to organize Kemp’s defeat for refusing to help overturn his loss in Georgia during last year’s presidential election, according to the New York Times. Whoever wins the Republican gubernatorial primary will likely face Abrams, a formidable figure who lost the governorship to Kemp in 2018 by just 1.4 percentage points in an election marred by allegations of voter suppression. Perdue apparently told allies he was driven to run because he fears Kemp would not succeed against Abrams a second time. Key Background Trump already looms large over a number of upcoming Georgia contests where several Republicans support t… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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