Aides to Gov. Brian Kemp have signed on with Derek Dooley, signaling the former football coach may jump into the U.S. Senate race in Georgia.

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So far, King is in a two-way GOP battle for the Republican nomination against U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, but the field could soon grow.