ICYMI: Derek Dooley Is Running For Senate.
I was indisposed when the announcement was made, but unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Derek Dooley is running for the GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate.
Trump’s endorsement could be pivotal in the race, which has already attracted Reps. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter. Both congressmen are close allies of the president.
A person familiar with Dooly’s(sic) campaign, granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations, said Dooley would “work hard for every endorsement, and that certainly includes President Trump.”
Several Georgia Republicans told POLITICO Dooley is not well known in GOP circles in the state and was recruited to run by Gov. Brian Kemp, a longtime family friend, who has been working for months behind the scenes to lay the groundwork for Dooley’s Senate launch.
“Dooley is expected to have the governor’s support,” the person familiar with Dooley’s campaign did not provide a timeline on when the endorsement would be rolled out.
The campaign released this video:
As I said on the podcast last night, the field is set. There may be other candidates, but the race for the GOP Nomination comes down to Carter vs. Collins vs. Dooley—three people for two spots in the runoff.
