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Trump's false claims about the 2020 election are casting a shadow over Georgia's GOP runoffs

Donald Trump's persistent claims of a fraudulent 2020 election continue to dominate Georgia's Republican primaries, influencing candidates for governor, secretary of state, and U.S. Senate. Loyalty to Trump's election narratives is proving politically advantageous within the GOP, even as some express concern about alienating the broader electorate.

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‘Opioid of Opioid’ Documentarian Ken Burns lays into Donald Trump sparking MAGA outrage

Ken Burns warned Brandeis University students that ‘the choice could not be clearer’ in the November presidential election

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Georgia Democrat Mesha Mainor, at odds with her party, switches to Republicans

A Georgia state legislator from Atlanta says she's leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican

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Fulton Trump probe: Jury’s report could be released soon — or in months

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors now have the final report of the special grand jury that spent eight months investigating whether former President Donald Trump or his allies criminally meddled in Georgia’s 2020 elections.

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Rudy Giuliani, new target of Fulton County election probe, testifies before grand jury

ATLANTA — Rudy Giuliani, the onetime personal attorney of former President Donald Trump, testified before the Fulton County special purpose grand jury examining Georgia’s 2020 elections for roughly six hours on Wednesday.

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Trump picks lose again in Georgia, but he claims a win in Alabama

Two of Trump's House picks in Georgia lost, but he threw his backing near the end to a Senate candidate who won.

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Trump-backed candidates keep losing

Trump-backed candidates Vernon Jones and Jake Evans lost in their GOP congressional primaries in Georgia this week

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Takeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left

Donald Trump extended his losing record in Georgia on Tuesday after two Trump-backed U.S. House candidates lost in landslides

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Collins beats Trump-endorsed Jones in Georgia's 10th District contest

ATLANTA — Mike Collins, a trucking company owner and son of a former congressman, easily defeated fellow Republican Vernon Jones in the GOP primary runoff in the 10th Congressional District.

Tribune News Service

Rebuked again: Trump’s picks for House seats in Georgia go bust

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican voters rebuked Donald Trump for the second time in a month Tuesday by rejecting his picks for a pair of open U.S. House seats, another blow to the former president after his attempt to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp and other incumbents collapsed.

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Key results from Tuesday's elections in Alabama, Georgia and Virginia

Virginia's primaries picked challengers to two vulnerable Democrats while Alabama and Georgia held runoff elections.

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Georgia runoffs to decide secretary of state, other nominees

Georgia Democrats were choosing their nominee for secretary of state in primary runoff elections

The Independent UK

Kemp backs Collins in Georgia race in further slap at Trump

Gov. Brian Kemp is endorsing Mike Collins in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District runoff

The Independent UK

Some in Ga. GOP want closed primaries after Trump picks lose

Some Republican activists are calling on abolishing Georgia’s open primary system

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Donald Trump's revenge tour is derailed in Georgia

ATLANTA — No state has been at the center of Donald Trump's obsession with overturning his 2020 election defeat so much as Georgia. And Tuesday's primary results offered more of a rebuke than an embrace of his attempt to reshape the state GOP.

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What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Georgia

WASHINGTON — As former President Donald Trump has sought to maintain his hold on the Republican Party, he has trained his sights on Tuesday’s GOP primaries in Georgia, where he has endorsed nine candidates, including a former senator running for governor and an incumbent House member running for secretary of…

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Georgia - Roll Call

Along with setting matchups for Senate and open House seats, two House Democrats are also battling each other in the 7th District.

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Georgia’s early voting a decisive moment in state politics

ATLANTA — Georgia’s primaries won’t just shape the future of the state Republican Party and test the durability of Donald Trump’s influence. The votes will also dictate the direction for state Democrats eager to build on their party’s victories in the last campaign cycle.

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‘Smartest one gets to the top’: Trump again praises Putin at Georgia rally

Ex-president also had warm words for Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un at event as primary races heat up before midterms elections

The Independent UK

Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Donald Trump wants to use November’s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party

Tribune News Service

Georgia GOP candidate Vernon Jones voted Democratic after saying he supported Trump

Former Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones loudly spurned his party and supported Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign. Then Jones turned around and cast a Democratic Party ballot in Georgia's presidential primary.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 9

In this issue: Pennsylvania GOP votes not to endorse in statewide primaries and an endorsement divide in TN-05

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Self-proclaimed ‘Black Donald Trump’ to test ex-president’s brand in rural Georgia

MONROE, Ga. — There may be no greater test of former President Donald Trump’s clout in the midterm election than the congressional race he just upended in northeast Georgia.

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Vernon Jones leaves Georgia gov race to run for Congress

Vernon Jones is confirming that he's entering the Republican primary in Georgia's 10th Congressional District

Tribune News Service

Vernon Jones abandons bid for governor to run for US House seat

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones dropped out of the Republican race for governor Monday to run for an open U.S. House seat, a move that gives ex-U.S. Sen. David Perdue a clearer shot at the state’s top job and provides yet another test of Donald Trump’s influence in Georgia.

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