GOP’s Loeffler Takes Hard-Right Turn, Polarizing Race in Georgia
- GOP senator initially appointed to appeal to ‘suburban moms’
- Both sides hope to turn out base; neither appealing to middle
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Senator Kelly Loeffler’s campaign was designed to broaden the Republican Party’s appeal to voters in Georgia’s increasingly Democratic suburbs -- instead the race has turned into a contest in which each side is hardening its core supporters and few undecideds remain.
One of the main reasons Georgia Governor Brian Kemp tapped Loeffler to fill Senator Johnny Isakson’s seat last year was that she might appeal to White suburban women who have been pivotal in recent elections and have been trending toward Democrats.