Republicans think Georgia's intra-party feud could be a bad omen for GOP's future in the state

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There's an intra-GOP feud brewing in Georgia, sparked by President Trump's unfounded claims of election fraud. Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) have called for the resignation of the Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over his handling of the voting process. Raffensperger pushed back bluntly and later called Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) a "liar" for pushing Trump's case. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports, the infighting has Georgia Republicans worried about the party's future in the state, which voted for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time since 1992 this year.

"This could really go off the rails and really cause long-term damage," former GOP state Rep. Buzz Brockway said. "The long-term health of the GOP is on the line here in Georgia."

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.