Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has announced that he will not run for Senate in 2026.
Of all the states President Donald Trump won in the 2024 election, only Georgia has a Democratic senator defending their seat. Republicans had seen Kemp as the strongest candidate to challenge incumbent Jon Ossoff.
On this week’s episode of “Plugged In,” hosts Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss what the two-term governor’s decision to opt out of the race signals about Kemp’s political future, the fight for control of the Senate and the status of the body itself.
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