Trump's circle is convinced that losing in the Georgia primaries actually proves them right, source says
tporter@businessinsider.com (Tom Porter, Bill Bostock)
Former President Donald Trump's allies have found a way to count the big losses in Georgia for his endorsed candidates as a kind of victory, a source told Insider.
The source said those around Trump felt OK about David Perdue and Jody Hice failing to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp and secretary of state Brad Raffensperger, a victory widely taken as a sign Trump's grip on the party is incomplete.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Trump was initially "stunned" by Raffensperger's victory. But, per Insider's source, who asked for anonymity to frankly describe the discussions, that did not last.
Instead, he said, Trump allies are attributing Kemp's victory to his focus on so-called "election integrity" — efforts to tighten voter eligibility, citing the risk of fraud.
Kemp signed into law a sweeping package of changes to Georgia's voting system in 2021, despite pitched opposition from Democrats who assailed the changes as voter suppression and "Jim Crow in the 21st century."
The Trump source said that Trump and his circle attributed victory to that piece of legislation.
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