TFG loyalists are leading a 'takeover' of local Republican parties across Georgia
For decades, Cobb County, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, boasted one of the most influential Republican Party chapters in the state, propelling the careers of well-known lawmakers like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Johnny Isakson.
However, in recent years, what was once a solidly Republican suburban bastion has morphed into a politically-competitive jurisdiction where Democrats have been ascendant over the last decade - which culminated in President Joe Biden's countywide victory in the 2020 election, along with the locality backing Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in their respective races earlier this year.
In the wake of Georgia supporting Biden in 2020, local Republican chapters - including the Cobb County GOP - have become increasingly dominated by loyalists of former President Donald Trump, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who was endorsed by Trump in 2018, is now on the outs with the former president after refusing to overturn Biden's victory in Georgia last fall, rejecting calls to initiate a legislative session to install pro-Trump electors.
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I can't speak for Georgia but the three west coast states were swing states till the local GOP started hewing to the Moral Majority/ Teabagger types. We've been solidly Democratic since then.
Hopefully Georgia does likewise.
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They have taken over Greenville County in the Upstate, and Horry County (Myrtle Beach) on the coast.
The State GOP is having a "first in the South" rally in Myrtle Beach with Rick Scott and a bunch of other C list repubs in a few weeks. The County group was mad that they were not involved in planning and running the event, so they are putting on a competing conference at the same time, with headlines Diamond and Silk and one of the Duck Dynasty guys. 
The state event is at a large, really nice resort. The County MAGA event is at a dirt track racing venue. So far, only two State legislators have agreed to attend the county event.
