Georgia primary election night takeaways: Trump gets drubbed, scandals for the win

Clockwise: Brian Kemp, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Herschel Walker, Brad Raffensperger. (John Bazemore, Jacquelyn Martin, Akili-Casundria Ramsess, Ben Gray/AP Photos)

Former President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries Tuesday despite rejecting Trump’s entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss.

It’s a huge warning sign for the way Republican voters view the former president’s crusade to punish those who were not willing to overturn the will of the voters in 2020.

Voters also demonstrated an openness to embracing scandal-plagued candidates — depending on the candidate, and the scandal.