Trump’s Election Claims Create Loyalty Test in Georgia Race (1)

President Donald Trump‘s 2020 stolen election claims are reemerging as an issue that could decide who he endorses in the hotly contested Georgia Senate primary — and ultimately, who wins the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Trump’s decision to thrust the claims back into the spotlight could be particularly challenging for former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley — the front-runner in the primary backed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp — given the president’s long-running feud with the governor on the issue. Republicans view Georgia as their best pickup opportunity after Trump won the ...