Maybe former President Donald Trump should stop endorsing Republican candidates in Georgia because his hand-picked contenders have lost five of six 2022 GOP primary contests in the Peach State.
The latest Trump-endorsed Georgia candidates to fall in nomination battles against GOP rivals is Vernon Jones in the 10th Congressional District (CD 10) and Jake Evans in CD 6.
Neither of their races was close. Both were called not long after the polls closed.
The Trump endorsements were running in two of the four congressional district runoffs that Georgia Republicans cast ballots in on June 21, which also saw Georgia Democrats elect a nominee to challenge state Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. In Virginia, voters select a slate of challengers for incumbents in all 11 of the state’s congressional districts….