DARK SECRETS: 5 - The Real Truth

An update on this week’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, May 26, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · May 26, 2022

Patricia Murphy: How Brian Kemp cracked the Trump code for Republicans and won

ATLANTA — Pay attention, Republican elected officials, both local and national. And open your ears, GOP voters wondering where your party has been since 2016. Also, right-of-center family members with that crazy uncle who keeps coming to Thanksgiving, this one's for you.

Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022

Abrams-Kemp slugfest promises to be pricey, long and ugly

The governor's race in Georgia between Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams promises to be a brutal battle that will further amp up the state's charged political environment

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Incumbent Kemp defeats Perdue and three others in Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial primary

Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue and three other candidates—Catherine Davis, Kandiss Taylor, and Tom Williams—in the Republican primary election for governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022. With 57% of precincts reporting, Kemp had 73% of the vote, followed by Perdue with 23%. No other…

Ballotpedia · May 25, 2022

Colbert on the Texas school shooting: ‘Prayers won’t end this, voting might’

Late-night hosts discussed the deadly Uvalde shooting and looked at Trump v Pence as they back different Georgia candidates

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022

Brad Raffensperger wins GOP Secretary of State primary in Georgia despite Trump opposition

The Secretary of State frequently clashed with Trump regarding the former president’s lies about the 2020 presidential election.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Georgia primaries deliver blow to Trump’s grip on Republican party – live

Several candidates who supported the ex-president’s big lie of election fraud were defeated but the Maga wing also had successes

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022

Trump endorsements collapse in Georgia

Georgia was ground zero for Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Axios · May 25, 2022

Donald Trump suffers stinging losses in Georgia Republican contests

Results of Georgia Republican contests suggest Donald Trump's influence is not as great as it once was

Irish Mirror · May 25, 2022

Trump-backed nominees lost in Georgia, but can Republicans escape the specter of Maga?

The ex-president’s losses helps the GOP create the illusion of moving on, even as they continue to push a radical rightwing agenda

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022