South Fulton Today

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) is still struggling to gather funds for his gubernatorial bid for Georgia's Republican primary, despite getting former President Donald Trump's endorsement.

Perdue's campaign is aware that it is behind sitting Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in funding and has redirected its attention to the GOP's most loyal voters, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

"We'll be outraised and outspent, but we won't be outworked," Perdue spokesperson Jenni Sweat told Fox 5 Atlanta. "This is a people versus politicians race, and the silent majority is rising up to reject failed career politicians like Brian Kemp."

Perdue raised approximately $1.1 million during the first two months of his campaign, while Kemp eclipsed it with $7.4 million, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

The Georgia Values Fund, a pro-Perdue independent committee, had received just one donation as of March 1: $250,000 courtesy of the Textile Rubber & Chemical Co., Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

Campaign finance reports reveal that Perdue's top 30 individual contributors donated approximately $450,000 to his Senate campaigns in 2014 and 2020, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. This same group of donors, however, have only donated $26,200 toward his current gubernatorial bid, while Kemp has managed $81,450 from these former Perdue donators.

Perdue recently sought Trump's assistance with his fundraising issues, scheduling a March 16 event at Mar-a-Lago with the former president, for which donors paid $3,000 to attend, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Attendees who wanted a picture with Trump were charged an extra $24,200.

Several previous donors are divided between the two Republican candidates as a consequence of Trump's decision to pit Perdue against Kemp, with some saying that they will just wait and back whoever wins the primary, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.