Republicans in Georgia are restarting a stalled push to end the state’s open primary system that first hit a dead-end in 2022 after convicted felon President Trump’s MAGA challengers failed to take down Governor Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Attorney General Chris Carr, and others, surviving partially on the backs of liberal and indie sandbaggers crossing over after previously voting in the 2020 Democratic primary, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
“It is common sense to limit participation in Republican primaries to those voters who declare their allegiance to the Republican Party so our nominees reflect the philosophy of our voters,” said Georgia GOP chair Josh McKoon. The AJC notes that any such effort will have to go through the state legislature where its prospects are murky at best given the last fail, but who knows.