Georgia’s Republican Party controls all of the state’s constitutional offices. Yet its primary elections Tuesday are a crowded mess.
Republican candidate for Georgia governor and former Sen. David Perdue speaks on May 3, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. | John Bazemore/AP Photo
“When we have primaries, we get our money’s worth,” said Chip Lake, a veteran GOP strategist who is not involved with any campaign this cycle. “I really think that these primaries are in many respects an extension of what happened last cycle. And, you know, look after every primary, you have to put Humpty Dumpty back together, which is not easy.”
In the Senate race, Trump has also left his imprint. He helped recruit former football star Herschel Walker, thus alienating another Georgia statewide official, Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, who was already running. “I think there’s widespread concern that Shafer has been … what’s the term I’m looking for? He’s not been a neutral participant in this process,” said a Georgia GOP operative involved with one of the statewide campaigns.
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