It’s been 3 days since billionaire Rick Jackson became the Republican nominee for governor and Burt Jones is still refusing to endorse his candidacy, pointing to the deep divisions within the Georgia GOP that leave them heavily fractured leading into the general election.
- In his election night remarks, Jones declined to endorse Jackson – or even even acknowledge the GOP nominee.
- And in a social media video released Wednesday thanking his supporters, Jones again failed to endorse Jackson.
This comes after months of attacks between the two, in which they battled it out to see who is more corrupt, extreme, and out-of-touch with Georgians. While Jackson prevailed on Tuesday, Georgians can’t forget his baggage that they learned about throughout the primary.
- Jones repeatedly called Jackson a “fraud” and accused him of getting “rich off a Medicare kickback scam targeting Georgia’s seniors and pocketed nearly a billion dollars in no-bid taxpayer contracts.”
- In March, Jones took to the Senate floor to attack Rick Jackson and his billion-dollar health care company, calling it the “culprit of our health care costs in this state more than tripling” and accusing it of “monopolizing” the health care industry.
- Jones consistently attacked Jackson for trying to “buy [Georgians’] vote,” said that Jackson is “scared voters will find out about his record,” and in the last few days of the campaign, even accused him of “stalking” Georgians.
At the same time, Democrats are firmly united behind Keisha Lance Bottoms’ vision of lowering costs, expanding healthcare, and investing in Georgians’ education.
“The Georgia GOP is deeply divided. Burt Jones spent months telling Georgia voters how corrupt Rick Jackson is – and now he can’t even bring himself to endorse the Republican nominee,” said Democratic Party of Georgia spokesperson Jake Strickland.
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