(Ryan Ledendecker) In the wake of the 2020 election, the state of Georgia was easily the most controversial, as former President Donald Trump, countless lawyers and others accused Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of mishandling a number of election-related issues in a state that was ultimately won by President Joe Biden.
Source – The Federalist Papers
by Ryan Ledendecker, March 22nd, 2021
After the election dust settled, Trump made clear to his supporters and his political enemies that the upcoming 2022 midterm elections — especially the Republican primary portion — would be a political bloodbath for those who went against the president in one form or another.
One of the people who tussled with the former president, Raffensperger, looks as if he’ll have an especially tough row to hoe next year as according to CNN, Trump formally announced an endorsement for Georgia Republican Rep. Jody Hice, the lawmaker who could run to unseat Raffensperger in the primaries.
As @JasonMillerinDC teased yesterday, here is former President Trump’s endorsement of @JodyHice for Georgia Secretary of State pic.twitter.com/QdYSu3tgor
— Mike Emanuel 🇺🇸 (@MikeEmanuelFox) March 22, 2021
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Hice represents Georgia’s 10th District and remains extremely popular with Georgia conservatives — the same conservatives who are very much team MAGA. Hice could probably win the primary challenge on his own, especially given that Raffensperger lost the support of millions of Trump supporters following the 2020 election.
It was only last week that Hice indicated to a local media outlet that he was “exploring options” as far as his decision to mount a primary challenge against the current secretary, which as most of us know is code language for “I’m definitely running but I can’t announce it yet.”
Along with Trump, Hice was especially critical of Raffensperger following the 2020 election, accusing the Georgia secretary of state of dismissing the “legitimate concerns” of Georgia voters who believe that the state grossly mishandled ballot counting and other election-related issues.
Though a lawmaker jumping the fence to take a position as a state secretary seems like it would be a backward step as far as political career advancement, it leads some to believe two things. One, is that Hice truly cares about his state and will be well-positioned to take charge of future elections.
Two, well, Hice isn’t dumb, and running for the SoS seat should be rather easy for him, which could then put him in a golden position for a future run at the governor’s mansion.
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