ATL Standard

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) is still struggling to raise money for his gubernatorial race for the Republican primary in Georgia, despite receiving former President Donald Trump's support.

Perdue's campaign has recognized that it is falling behind incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in fundraising and has shifted its focus to the GOP's most ardent 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."

During the first two months of his campaign, Perdue raised approximately $1.1 million, whereas Kemp has raised at least six times that amount, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

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

Campaign finance reports show that Perdue's top 30 individual donors contributed roughly $450,000 to his Senate races in 2014 and 2020, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. However, the same set of donors have only contributed $26,200 to his current campaign, while Kemp has pulled $81,450 from these former Perdue supporters.

Perdue sought assistance from Trump, organizing a March 16 event with the former president at Mar-a-Lago, for which donors paid $3,000 to attend, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Attendees who requested a photo with Trump were charged an additional $24,200.

Several former donors are split between the GOP candidates as a result of Trump's decision to recruit Perdue to face Kemp, with some stating they would merely wait and support whoever wins the primary, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.