David Perdue, once a rising GOP star and strong Trump ally, defeated by Democratic rival

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ATLANTA — It was supposed to be an easy win for Georgia’s David Perdue.

He’d hitched his wagon to Donald Trump in 2016, and it had paid off. He did it again four years later, only this time, it cost him his coveted U.S. Senate seat.

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