When former Sen. David Perdue launched a primary challenge to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday, his announcement was notably light on policy. Perdue’s only concrete commitment was to eliminate the state income tax. Other than that, he rolled out some very soft, policy-less goals, such as making Georgia safer, taking charge of schools, and fighting President Joe Biden’s pandemic mandates. Perdue’s one clear pledge to eliminate the state income tax arguably runs to the right of Kemp, who signed a modest tax cut into law earlier this year. But other than that, Kemp himself could have listed the same set of goals. Read more