With Georgia Governor Brian Kemp winning re-election over Stacey Abrams this year, and several arguments to be made that he’s taken on Trump and defeated him as no other Republican has, there’s talk from at least one source, which I will share, that Kemp may stand for election to the presidency in 2024 and challenge Trump in the Republican primary. And maybe if he wins the nomination, we can get back to having a reasonably functional Republican party again. Or at least one that’s not living in its own reality.
So let’s talk about it. I literally know nothing about Brian Kemp aside from the fact that he stood up to Trump and told him he couldn’t invent ten thousand or so votes out of the clear blue sky. What does he stand for? Would he be a good alternative to Biden, if he were to run for re-election? (Yes, I know he’s still a Republican, but Biden wasn’t my first choice in the Democratic primary-- Elizabeth Warren was-- and I groused during the election that Biden and I share so little in common. I’m at least somewhat pleased with how he’s performed as president, though, especially when compared to TFG.)