In Georgia, governor nominees show polar opposite parties

ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia Republicans tapped Brian Kemp to face Democrat Stacey Abrams in the Georgia governor’s race, and now the two are headed for a November matchup that will test history and highlight the widening gaps between the two major parties in the Trump era.

Kemp is the two-term secretary of state who trounced longtime Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in a runoff Tuesday. Kemp was helped by President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

Abrams, meanwhile, was already set as the Democratic nominee after dominating her primary in May. She’s since become a national Democratic Party celebrity as she tries to become the first black female governor in American history.

Those results mean both parties opted for candidates who appealed to the respective bases, instead of primary rivals that had backing from party centrists.

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