ATLANTA – Republican primary races developing across the country seem to be hinging on a single issue: former President Donald Trump’s disproven claim that he actually won the 2020 election.

What You Need To Know

• Republican primary races developing across the country seem to be hinging on a single issue: former President Donald Trump’s disproven claim that he actually won the 2020 election


• In Georgia, Donald Trump has endorsed former senator David Perdue over incumbent Republican governor Brian Kemp, who refused to decertify Joe Biden's victory in the state


• Trump is endorsing in other primaries around the country – with his grievance over his failed re-election bid front and center


• Trump is facing an investigation in Atlanta over possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 vote count

That’s the case in Georgia, where loyalty to the former president and his debunked theories of a stolen election are testing the staying power of the incumbent Republican governor.

With Trump’s blessing, former U.S. Senator David Perdue is challenging Gov. Brian Kemp, and making Trump’s false claims central to his candidacy. Perdue is suing a local county and vowing that, unlike Kemp, he wouldn't have certified the 2020 vote count that showed Joe Biden beat Trump in the state.

“Not with the information that was available at the time and not with the information that has come out now,” Perdue told Axios in early December, when asked if he would have certified the results of the election....

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