Today’s newsletter highlights:

Gov. Brian Kemp went public with his expected endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley, appearing with the former coach over the weekend before Georgia’s home football opener.

Now the three-way race to take on incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff enters its next phase: the battle for President Donald Trump’s blessing.

Dooley and his two main rivals — U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins — insist they’ll stay in the race even without Trump’s nod. But no one is underestimating his influence. Carter’s campaign made that crystal clear in response to Kemp’s support of Dooley.

“There’s only one endorsement that matters in Georgia — and with all due respect, it ain’t this one,” said Harley Adsit, a Carter aide.

And while Kemp

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