Beware. GA Governor Brian Kemp has Presidential aspirations. He could win.
Here’s why. He stood up to Donald Trump and, in many Georgian’s eyes, that made him a hero. That made it okay to vote for him. Forget that he supported Trump.
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#ONEV1 #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited
That dynamic will work outside of GA, especially because they haven’t seen Kemp in action. Add to it the facts that he speaks without sounding batpoo crazy, looks like everyone’s benign Grandpa and has some very smart people on staff. (He himself, not so bright)
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Kemp would have us believe that he’s fiscally responsible. After all, he has a budget surplus, raised teacher’s pay and may pass out tax refunds. He forgets to mention the role Federal funds—which he disapproves off, but quickly grabs anyhow—play in his largesse.
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Compared to Trump & DeSantis, Kemp appears normal. Someone you could safely vote for.
It’s a façade. Underneath, he believes & practices the same authoritarian Christofascist foolishness as all the other remanents in the Republican Party.
Read on.
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Voter suppression:
🔹Reduced number of drop boxes
🔹Reduced window for early voting
🔹Signed into law bill allowing state officials to overrule voter choice if they don’t like results
washingtonpost.com/politics/repub…
5/7
Human Rights
🔹Signed Fetal Heartbeat bill
🔹Will consider banning contraceptives
🔹Banned gender-affirming surgeries & hormone replacement therapies for trans people under 18
🔹Supports only man/woman marriage
🔹Book & classroom discussion ban targets black, LGBTQ+
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Guns:
🔹Signed law allowing a permitless, hidden weapon to be carried in public. 70% of Georgians opposed
🔹Signed bill allowing guns on college campuses
🔹Guns figured prominently in his campaign adds, including one where he’s off to hunt immigrants in his pick-up truck.
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