“They’re fueling the fires to keep us motivated. Shea Roberts, who defeated a Republican in a competitive metro Atlanta district in 2020. “We changed the direction of the nation, and we’re not going to stop fighting now, as ugly as it is,” said Democratic state Rep. “We will not be intimidated, and we will also not be silenced.” “I want to be clear: I will not be backing down from this fight,” Kemp said during a quickly assembled news conference on Saturday after MLB’s decision was announced. The chief executives of some of Georgia’s most prominent companies, including Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, have also stepped up their criticism of the bill, calling it “unacceptable.”
“This is an absolute godsend for Brian Kemp,” said Brian Robinson, a Republican consultant and former top aide to Kemp’s predecessor, Nathan Deal.Ĭontention over the new law, which adds restrictions on mail voting and gives the GOP-controlled legislature greater control over how elections are run, came to a head Friday when Major League Baseball pulled this summer’s All-Star Game from Truist Park, outside Atlanta, in opposition. The legislation, which Kemp signed into law, could give him an opening to persuade Republicans that he is an outsider, willing to stand up to Democrats, corporate leaders and sports leagues who have derided the measure as an affront to democracy that is based on false claims and needs to be rewritten. That means the sweeping election law could be one of Kemp’s last hopes to rekindle a bond with Republicans who remain fiercely loyal to Trump and will be a critical force in next year’s GOP primary. But Kemp’s refusal to bow to pressure from Trump to find a way to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state left many of the former president’s allies seething - and eager to exact revenge at the ballot box. The governor was narrowly elected in 2018 as a strong conservative and staunch ally of then-President Donald Trump. Brian Kemp rebuild his relationship with a broad swath of Republicans as he prepares to run for a second term next year. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĪTLANTA (AP) - A controversial new election law may help Georgia Gov. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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