Former Top Pence Aide Joins Kemp Reelection Team

The Hill reports:

Marc Short, an ex-top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, is joining Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection campaign as the Republican incumbent fights off a primary challenge from former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), who is backed by former President Trump.

The development comes just weeks before the Georgia gubernatorial primaries, which are scheduled for May 24.

Short’s move to join one of Trump’s most prominent GOP targets illuminates the deepening fault lines inside the party — and between Trump and his former vice president. The campaign is one of the nation’s most high-profile contested Republican primaries.

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Scoop w/ @jonathanvswan: Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, has joined Brian Kemp’s campaign team as a senior adviser. #gapol https://t.co/Yd4j61ZvCS @axios

— Emma Hurt (@Emma_Hurt) May 3, 2022

Pair this with Marc Short advising Kemp and you start to see more activity pushing back on Perdue as Trump’s proxy

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 3, 2022