DALTON — This weekend’s Georgia GOP convention marks a new phase for the state party.

Once a showcase of brutal infighting among hundreds of grassroots conservatives, the two-day gathering of the party faithful could reflect something closer to unity even as tensions simmer ahead of high-stakes 2026 races.

There will still be plenty of internal friction when the convention kicks off Friday. Gov. Brian Kemp is skipping the event, as he’s done every time since he was booed at the 2021 gathering. And there will be familiar efforts to rebuke middle-of-the-road GOP figures.

But the titanic struggles between mainstream Republicans and pro-Donald Trump forces that dominated past GOP conventions over the last decade has largely faded. Trump’s MAGA movement is firmly in control, and the sq

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