I'm actually surprised and yet, not really. Kemp has his eye on the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Ex-governor from Georgia sounds much better than ex-governor/failed 2026 Senate race against Jon Ossoff.
I'm actually surprised and yet, not really. Kemp has his eye on the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Ex-governor from Georgia sounds much better than ex-governor/failed 2026 Senate race against Jon Ossoff.
Exactly, he's betting on a 2026 bloodbath for Republicans which will open a pathway for him to win the 2028 primary against Vance and Rubio. He will sell himself as a successful conservative governor.
I know a few quite a few have made the jump, but especially in a party led by Trump, I see zero upside for any former Governor transitiong to Congress. It's already a downgrade of relative authority/prestige, but then you have to deal with the POTUS browbeating you publicly over everything and steering your base against you if you show a modium of independence . . . .who would choose that?
And by not being distracted running for Senate, Kemp can quietly serve out his last two years, getting some things done, building his record, etc. while starting to build out his 2028 infrastructure now.
I'm actually surprised and yet, not really. Kemp has his eye on the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Ex-governor from Georgia sounds much better than ex-governor/failed 2026 Senate race against Jon Ossoff.
Exactly, he's betting on a 2026 bloodbath for Republicans which will open a pathway for him to win the 2028 primary against Vance and Rubio. He will sell himself as a successful conservative governor.
People are going to be exhausted of the Trump insanity by 2028.
Not Republicans, they can't get enough
^This.
Yep. George W Bush was still popular with Republicans in 2008. And nobody else.
Sure, but Trump's support is much more of a cult than Dubya's (or even Reagan's).
I know a few quite a few have made the jump, but especially in a party led by Trump, I see zero upside for any former Governor transitiong to Congress. It's already a downgrade of relative authority/prestige, but then you have to deal with the POTUS browbeating you publicly over everything and steering your base against you if you show a modium of independence . . . .who would choose that?
And by not being distracted running for Senate, Kemp can quietly serve out his last two years, getting some things done, building his record, etc. while starting to build out his 2028 infrastructure now.