ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Doug Collins, a favorite of former President Donald Trump, says he doesn’t plan to run for governor or U.S. Senate in 2022. Collins’ announcement Monday makes it less likely there will be a top-drawer primary challenger to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. In the separate Senate race, it leaves Republicans still looking for a heavyweight against Democratic U.S. Sen Raphael Warnock. Collins ran unsuccessfully for the seat Warnock ultimately won last year. Collins didn’t rule out a future statewide run. By taking a pass on 2022, though, he raises the questions of just how involved Trump will be in the state after making clear he wants to exact revenge on Kemp for his part in certifying President Joe Biden’s win last November.
