Georgia GOP Governor Blocks Special Session as Voters Hand Party Historic Rebuke
Republican Brian Kemp refuses a special session that would have limited the incoming Democrat governor‑elect, while the latest election saw a massive Democratic surge and a decisive rebuke to the party’s Trump‑era agenda.
Outgoing Republican Gov. Brian Kemp turned down a special session that would have targeted the incoming Democrat governor‑elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, rejecting an effort that many see as an attempt to undercut the new administration.
Kemp wrote, “I will not be calling a special session of the Georgia General Assembly in order to curtail executive branch powers or debate redistricting changes,” signaling his stance against using legislative maneuvers to shift power.
According to The Washington Times, this week’s election turned into a wipeout, with GOP voters staying home while Democrats and independents rushed to the polls and mailed back ballots, delivering a historic drubbing and a brutal rebuke to the Republican Party’s priorities under Trump.
Original reporting
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejects special session to undercut incoming Bottoms
Outgoing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) rejected a special session aimed at undercutting incoming Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (D). “I will not be calling a special session of the Georgia General Assembly in order to curtail executive branch powers or debate redistricting changes,” Kemp wrote in a statement, according to CBS News. “The voters of…
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Midterm massacre delivers brutal rebuke to Republican Party's priorities under Trump
This week's election wipeout saw GOP voters stay home even as Democrats and independents rushed the polls and mailed back the ballots to deliver a historic drubbing.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Brian Kemp is a Republican and the outgoing governor of Georgia.
- Keisha Lance Bottoms is a Democrat and the governor-elect of Georgia.
- Outgoing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejected a special session aimed at undercutting incoming Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms.
- “I will not be calling a special session of the Georgia General Assembly in order to curtail executive branch powers or debate redistricting changes,” Kemp wrote in a statement, according to CBS News.
- According to The Washington Times, this week's election was an election wipeout in which GOP voters stayed home while Democrats and independents rushed the polls and mailed back ballots, delivering a historic drubbing.
- According to The Washington Times, the election delivered a brutal rebuke to the Republican Party's priorities under Trump.
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