Kemp will skip this year's GOP convention

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https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/kemp-will-skip-this-years-gop-convention/UUJ35WAR2BCL3OIRHUNWMAWNGI/

Gov. Brian Kemp won’t address the Georgia GOP convention this summer, highlighting a deepening rift between the state’s top elected official and a party apparatus that has shifted further to the right after Donald Trump’s defeat.

Kemp turned down the chance to speak to party delegates at the June meeting in Columbus, his aides said, and will instead continue to build his own organization to energize conservative voters and elect GOP officials.

“The governor is going to remain focused on making sure we replicate our successes last November and win at the ballot box in 2024 and 2026,” said Cody Hall, a senior Kemp adviser.

The decision to skip the convention comes amid mounting tension within the Georgia GOP over the party’s direction. At a spate of meetings this year, many mainstream conservatives have been sidelined in favor of fringe activists.

Wonder if he will announce, later this year, that he is running for president. He sure is distancing himself from the party of Trump and the state GOP.

[Lovie777]

1. Kemp going for GQP Presidential candidate..............

[Casady1]

2. As a Georgian

He is absolutely running for GQP nomination.

[Silent Type]

3. He might try to distance himself from trumpsters, but voters won't forget.