Cagle Not Ashamed Of New Secret Recording, Campaign Says

A snippet of a secret recording of Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, left, was released by the campaign of Secretary of State Brian Kemp, right. Cagle and Kemp are in a battle for the Republican nomination for Georgia governor.

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In their battle for the Republican nomination for Georgia governor, the campaigns of Brian Kemp and Casey Cagle on Monday argued over whether Cagle – in a secret recording by a former political opponent – questioned the sanity of GOP primary voters or other candidates in the race.

Secretary of State Kemp’s campaign released a 50-second chunk of audio it said was part of a larger recording by Clay Tippins during a meeting with Cagle in May.

Part of the recording released by Tippins included Lt. Gov. Cagle telling the former gubernatorial hopeful he pushed through a bill in the state Legislature that was bad “a thousand different ways” in order to keep another opponent from receiving millions in campaign donations.