In Georgia, Brian Kemp (R) is running against Stacey Abrams (D). If Abrams wins she would be the first black female governor in the country. Ads have already been put out that claim that Abrams didn't pay her taxes. She's actually admitted it in her own ad.
Why the Georgia gubernatorial race could be the emblematic contest of 2018
"This November’s election is going to be full of hard-fought races that will be described as emblematic of our national divisions or representative of where the parties are at this point in history. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find any race that distills this moment down to its essence more than the Georgia governor’s race.
In Tuesday’s runoff, Secretary of State Brian Kemp obliterated his opponent to become the Republican nominee to face Stacey Abrams in the general election, and both sides will be testing out their respective theories of how to win a closely contested election in 2018.
Let’s start with Kemp, whose victory seems to have been assured when he was endorsed by President Trump. Kemp aired ads such as this one, showing how much he wanted to reach across the aisle to get things done. Just kidding: This is white conservative identity politics in its pure, uncut form. I have guns! I hate immigrants! I say 'Merry Christmas,' and I blow stuff up! Just after the first round of voting, in which Kemp came in second to Casey Cagle, Cagle was secretly recorded chatting with one of the other candidates, and said, 'This primary felt like it was who had the biggest gun, who had the biggest truck, you know, and who could be the craziest.'"
Why the Georgia gubernatorial race could be the emblematic contest of 2018
"This November’s election is going to be full of hard-fought races that will be described as emblematic of our national divisions or representative of where the parties are at this point in history. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find any race that distills this moment down to its essence more than the Georgia governor’s race.
In Tuesday’s runoff, Secretary of State Brian Kemp obliterated his opponent to become the Republican nominee to face Stacey Abrams in the general election, and both sides will be testing out their respective theories of how to win a closely contested election in 2018.
Let’s start with Kemp, whose victory seems to have been assured when he was endorsed by President Trump. Kemp aired ads such as this one, showing how much he wanted to reach across the aisle to get things done. Just kidding: This is white conservative identity politics in its pure, uncut form. I have guns! I hate immigrants! I say 'Merry Christmas,' and I blow stuff up! Just after the first round of voting, in which Kemp came in second to Casey Cagle, Cagle was secretly recorded chatting with one of the other candidates, and said, 'This primary felt like it was who had the biggest gun, who had the biggest truck, you know, and who could be the craziest.'"
