Brian Kemp touts lead over David Perdue in Georgia GOP gubernatorial primary

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is boasting about his lead over Republican primary challenger David Perdue and strength against presumptive Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in two fresh polls.

Pointing to public polling from Quinnipiac University and a survey for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Kemp campaign emphasized in a memo sent to campaign contributors that the governor is performing better against Abrams than Perdue, a former senator. The memorandum highlights Kemp’s 43% to 36% lead over Perdue in the Quinnipiac poll. Perdue, endorsed in the Georgia GOP gubernatorial primary by former President Donald Trump, was ousted after one term in Washington in a Jan. 5, 2021, runoff election.