Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) pressed the Republican Party to coalesce behind former football coach Derek Dooley’s Senate campaign, framing him as the best candidate to flip the Georgia seat red.
Polling indicates another candidate in the crowded field of GOP contenders, Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), is leading Dooley by a significant margin ahead of the May 19 Republican primary. But Kemp has remained firmly behind Dooley, telling Politico in an interview published Tuesday that he is seeking to convince President Donald Trump to back the candidate.
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