Republican Angela Stanton-King knows her outspoken support for Donald Trump is dragging down her long-shot candidacy in the South’s most Democratic congressional district, but she’s not walking away from the president.
For her part, Democrat Nikema Williams aims to let Stanton-King sink on her own, saying she’s seeking to drive up turnout to defeat Trump in Georgia and nationwide.
Williams, a state senator and chair of the Georgia Democratic Party, was tapped to succeed civil rights immortal John Lewis as the party’s nominee in the 5th District, which includes much of the city of Atlanta as well as parts of neighboring DeKalb and Clayton counties.
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