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Didn't think Kemp was that popular, but damn 73.5%.
Welp hopefully he carries that into the general.
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LOL! The general is not a bunch of Republicans voting with some Democrat crossovers. It is a very different election than a primary, which is just a party choosing its nominee. The question for the general election is whether the state is more Democrat or less Democrat than it was in 2018.
Kemp received 55,000 votes more than Abrams in 2018.
That is very close in a state of this size. (Kemp took 50.2%)
Kemp hopes social justice stands he took like making a criminal out of any Georgia citizen who would hold a rapist for the police will win him votes from Stacy Abrams voters. Do you think that was a wise strategic move that will buy him Democrat votes? I don't.
The only reason Republicans hold 57% of the seats in the state house is redistricting.
Over the last decade the white population of Georgia has dropped by 1%. While that is not a lot, the black population has increased by 13% (and continues to increase). One could say race does not dictate how you vote, but black Georgians vote pretty reliably Democrat (close to 90%), so these demographic shifts play a major role in changing the politics here.
Stacy Abrams stands a very good chance of being elected Governor in November. It is going to be very close no matter who wins.
My point is only that Kemp's performance in the primary really says nothing about how he will do in the general.