Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday it is important that Republicans nominate a candidate who can win the presidential election in 2024, and that the party should focus on the issues that appeal to voters.
Speaking to reporters at an anti-human trafficking event in Marietta, Georgia, Kemp explained the criteria to receive his support. Kemp has not yet endorsed anyone for president but recently ruled out a White House run of his own.
“I’m looking for somebody that can win,” Kemp told Fox 5 Atlanta. “You can’t govern if you don’t win.”
Kemp said he learned in his re-election bid in 2022 that it is important for candidates to inform voters what they stand for, and not merely paint a negative picture of the opponent.
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“First of all, we’ve got to tell people what we’re for,” Kemp said. “I believe that one of the things we learned running is we didn’t just contrast with our opponent, we told people what we were for, what we were going to do. We did that this legislative session and I think people appreciate that fact.”
The governor also emphasized that candidates must share their vision for the future, particularly when it comes to addressing the issue of inflation.
“We need to talk to people about what we’re going to do for them to help them fight through that,” Kemp said.
Kemp’s remarks echo similar statements he made over the weekend to a group of national Republican leaders, who he urged to move on from the 2020 election claims in an apparent rebuke of former President Trump and his false claims the last presidential election was stolen.
“Not a single swing voter in a single swing state will vote for our nominee if they choose to talk about the 2020 election being stolen,” Kemp said at the Republican National Committee’s meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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