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Republican Georgia Gov.
Brian Kemp may be losing ground among his party’s voters amid his struggle to win reelection next year.
Kemp presently leads former state Rep.
Vernon Jones (R), who is challenging him for the GOP’s nomination, 39-35 percent among the party’s voters, according to the survey, which was conducted by Republican polling firm Remington Research Group on behalf of Jones’ campaign. Another 26 percent said they were undecided, despite Kemp’s long track record in the state. He served for eight years as Georgia’s Secretary of State before winning election as Governor in 2018.
Jones, who served in the state House as a Democrat, outspokenly supported former President
Rep. Jason Smith said he has hired former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien.
Republicans believe Rep. Vicky Hartzler is likely to declare her candidacy soon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Reps. Ann Wagner and Jason Smith are ramping up their political operations as they consider campaigning for the Republican nomination for Missouri’s open Senate seat next year.
Wagner, who chaired retiring Republican Sen. Roy Blunt’s first campaign for Senate more than a decade ago and has recently faced a series of tough re-election bids in her suburban St. Louis district, hired former National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Ward Baker, who is close with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his political aides.
An internal poll commissioned by Jones’s campaign and conducted by the GOP firm Remington Research Group shows Kemp with a narrow 39 percent to 35 percent lead over Jones among likely Republican primary voters, putting him just slightly outside the survey’s 3 percentage point margin of error.
There are signs that Jones has room to grow his support further. Twenty-six percent of respondents said they are still undecided in the race, and overall, 55 percent said they are open to considering another candidate, compared to 35 percent who are committed to backing Kemp’s reelection in 2022.
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Jones, a former state representative and Democrat who joined the GOP in January, launched his bid for governor last month, becoming the first and only prominent Republican so far to challenge Kemp.
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Losing Ground Among His Party’s Voters: Survey Mediaite 5/6/2021
Republican Georgia Gov.
Brian Kemp may be losing ground among his party’s voters amid his struggle to win reelection next year.
Kemp presently leads former state Rep.
Vernon Jones (R), who is challenging him for the GOP’s nomination, 39-35 percent among the party’s voters, according to the survey, which was conducted by Republican polling firm Remington Research Group on behalf of Jones’ campaign. Another 26 percent said they were undecided, despite Kemp’s long track record in the state. He served for eight years as Georgia’s Secretary of State before winning election as Governor in 2018.