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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is the one Senate Democrat representing a state that Trump received in 2024 who’s up for reelection in 2026.
Republicans from Trump on down have been attempting to recruit widespread incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to run in opposition to Sen. Ossoff for months.
On Monday, Kemp introduced that he wouldn’t be operating for the Senate subsequent yr. Kemp informed The Atlanta Journal-Structure, “After these discussions, I’ve determined that being on the poll subsequent yr shouldn’t be the correct choice for me and my household.”
Kemp has lengthy been thought-about a possible 2028 Republican presidential candidate, and people near him have been sending out alerts that the governor was not operating for the Senate.
What this implies in sensible phrases is that Republicans misplaced their high recruit for any Senate race, and in Georgia, it’s a disaster, as the opposite potential Republican candidates don’t have the profile or reputation to be probably profitable US Senate candidates.
