Republicans search for a backup plan in crucial Georgia Senate race

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Republicans search for a backup plan in crucial Georgia Senate race

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to pass on a Senate bid has top Republican officials scrambling to find a backup plan and avoid a divisive primary — or, at the very least, one divisive candidate.There are growing concerns in Georgia GOP circles that if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes the Republican nominee to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, she could hurt the party’s chances to flip the seat, given her divisive reputation and rhetoric, seven GOP sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Republicans view the battleground race as a key opportunity to expand their three-seat majority next ..