… It’s hard not to assign Perdue and Loeffler’s troubles at least partially to Trump. He was the weak link for Republicans running statewide in Georgia this past year. He lost by 0.2 points and his margin was more than a point worse than the Republican candidates in both Senate races. More bluntly, Trump is the only Republican to lose a statewide race in Georgia in more than a decade.
In theory, Perdue and Loeffler do not want this race to become about Trump. Trump, however, has helped to accomplish the opposite of that. … Trump is reminding the few but very important split ticket voters in Georgia that Perdue and Loeffler are part of Trump’s Republican Party. In doing so, he may be helping to change the dynamic of what normally occurs in runoffs in the Peach State. CONTINUED
Harry Enten, CNN
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