Senior Republicans in Georgia and Ohio are preparing for mischievous forces loyal to President Trump to mount primary challenges against Govs. Brian Kemp and Mike DeWine, angry they rebuffed the outgoing commander in chief’s claims of a stolen election.

Georgia’s Kemp is under assault from Trump after declining to halt the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, the first for a Democrat since 1992. Kemp lacked the authority to intervene. That has not stopped the president from accusing the governor of abetting massive voter fraud and costing him Georgia’s crucial Electoral College votes. Pro-Trump Republicans are scheming to oust Kemp in the 2022 primary, an effort likely to accelerate in January.