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GOP loses finest probability to take down Georgia Democrat

Editorial Board Published May 6, 2025
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After weeks of Republican hand-wringing over who would possibly tackle Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia, the occasion simply misplaced its finest shot. 

On Monday, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp introduced that he gained’t be working for the seat in 2026, dealing a significant blow to GOP operatives who have been hoping he might flip one of the crucial weak Democratic-held seats.

“I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and my family,” Kemp wrote on X. 


Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia

He added that he spoke with President Donald Trump and Senate management and pledged to assist elect a “strong Republican nominee” who would “put hardworking Georgians first.” 

“I am confident we will be united in that important effort, and I look forward to electing the next generation of leaders up and down the ballot here in the Peach State who will keep our state and nation headed in the right direction in 2026 and beyond,” Kemp wrote.

That’s a pleasant sentiment, however the loss is actual. And in Georgia, the response was swift. 

Kemp was by far the GOP’s strongest potential contender and the clearest risk to Ossoff, who has constructed a fundraising juggernaut. The Democratic incumbent raked in $11 million within the first quarter of 2025 alone, a staggering sum that his crew says is the most important ever first-quarter haul for an incumbent senator throughout an off 12 months.

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However Kemp wouldn’t simply have needed to deal with Ossoff’s warfare chest. Operating statewide as a Republican in 2026 shall be robust. Trump’s approval scores are dragging, and his coverage agenda is already shaping as much as be a political legal responsibility in key battlegrounds like Georgia. Kemp probably noticed that and correctly bowed out, leaving another person to take the hit.

This isn’t only a loss; it’s a warning signal. Even in a cycle the place the Senate map ought to tilt towards the GOP, Georgia is way from a gimme. Regardless of each Senate Majority Chief John Thune and Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott personally making an attempt to recruit Kemp, he nonetheless turned it down.

Ossoff isn’t assured to win reelection, however the GOP now faces a well-known dilemma: discovering a candidate who can survive a MAGA-fueled main and nonetheless win a basic election.

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to reporters during a COVID-19 update in the Capitol in Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won wide praise last fall for firmly rejecting former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. But now that those claims have spawned an effort to tighten voting laws, one that could impact their political fortunes, the two Republicans are taking a softer approach. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia

Kemp’s resolution might set off a crowded and messy main. Trump loyalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn’t dominated out a run, although early polling means that she’d wrestle statewide. However that hasn’t stopped her from stoking hypothesis. 

Different names are floating round, together with Reps. Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Wealthy McCormick, however none of them have Kemp’s statewide profile and infrastructure. 

Georgia is a high GOP goal in 2026, as one in all simply two Senate seats Democrats are defending in states that Trump gained in 2024. However Kemp’s resolution speaks volumes. He didn’t wish to run in a midterm 12 months the place Republicans must reply for Trump’s chaos—and doubtless kiss the ring.

That was by no means going to be an excellent match. In 2024, Trump publicly referred to as Kemp “Little Brian Kemp” and slammed his spouse for not backing his reelection. Kemp fired again, telling Trump to “leave my family out of it.” Issues could have since thawed, however nobody expects Kemp to grovel for Trump’s approval.

Which signifies that Kemp’s out. Ossoff is loaded. And Republicans are again to sq. one.

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