Georgia Republicans are now in an all-out civil war – and this week, the primary got even messier as the candidates continued to launch increasingly nasty attacks on one another, with Chris Carr accusing Jones of felony behavior and Jones accusing Brad Raffensperger of “gaslighting” the people of Georgia.
Here’s the state of play for this explosive primary:
CARR ACCUSES JONES OF FELONIOUS CORRUPTION: On Thursday, Chris Carr released a new, so-called anti-corruption plan in his latest attempt to attack Burt Jones’ record.
- In an interview with the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Carr said that what Jones has done in public office to enrich himself should be a felony.
- Carr also shared that the plan would address many of the self-enrichment practices he repeatedly accused Jones of engaging in throughout his time in office.
- “Politically Georgia” hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy agreed that the plan is “squarely aimed at Burt Jones.”
JONES CONTINUES TO GO FULL MAGA, BLASTS RAFFENSPERGER: In his latest move to prove he’s Trump’s #1 lapdog in what has become a fast-moving race to the right, Jones is intensifying his attacks on Raffensperger, accusing him of “gaslighting” the people of Georgia.
- In an op-ed published in The Federalist, Jones brutally attacked Raffensperger, saying that he “must finally face” accountability for his actions as Secretary of State, and accused his role in the 2020 election as an “utter failure.”
- Jones and his GOP allies are also hijacking the legislative session to brutally attack Raffenperger’s record as Secretary of State – a clash that is “esclat[ing]” and “baffling […] Republican strategists” across Georgia.
- And the feud heated up on Thursday after Raffensperger declined to appear before the state Senate Ethics Committee to defend his record, which Jones blasted as “unacceptable.”
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE: Republicans’ cost-raising agenda – which Burt Jones, Chris Carr, and Brad Raffensperger all enthusiastically support – is hurting Georgia families, according to Georgia’s top Brian Kemp-appointed economist.
- This week, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported that Kemp-appointed state economist Robert Buschman told legislators that “consumers and businesses are feeling the pinch” from Trump’s tariff tax increases, and that “slow job and income growth, rising prices and record business bankruptcies” paint a very negative picture for Georgia’s economy.
- This comes as new data reveals the cost of living in Georgia has increased nearly $1,200 since Trump took office, but Jones, Carr, and Raffensperger continue to recklessly push for policies that will make life even more expensive for hardworking Georgians.
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