After coming in third during the recent Republican primary, former U.S. Senate candidate and Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel threw her support Wednesday behind a former opponent. Handel endorsed U.S. Representative Jack Kingston in the GOP primary runoff race for Senate.
In Atlanta, Handel smiled as she stood next to Kingston. She explained why she chose to support him rather than his runoff opponent, former Dollar General CEO David Perdue.
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