Georgia based Republican strategist John Porter told Fox News that it appears Pence, Christie, and Ricketts are “using this opportunity to ride the wave that Brian Kemp has created.”

“I think it’s really just these 2024 guys wanting to be in the tent when the champagne’s popped,” Porter, a former chief of staff to Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. “These guys want to be around the rim when [Kemp defeats Perdue] “to send a message that Trump can be beaten and they were a part of it.”

And Porter said, “If I was starting to lay the foundation for a presidential campaign and my name is not Donald Trump, I’d be doing the exact same thing.”