Posted on 12/07/2021 5:26:08 AM PST by Phoenix8
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones argues that he’s "the future of the Republican Party."
Jones is a former Democratic state representative who switched to the GOP last year after serving as a leading Black surrogate and supporter in Georgia of former President Trump’s reelection campaign. In April, he launched what pundits consider a long-shot primary challenge against GOP Gov. Brian Kemp.
Jones, who touted that "people know that I have stood strong for Donald Trump and the America First agenda," spoke with Fox News on Monday, hours after former Sen. David Perdue also jumped into the Republican gubernatorial race following months of encouragement by Trump.
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This is Georgia. Sad truth is, there'll be a lot of whites that stay home with two blacks on the ticket, but not the whites that would vote for Stacy Abrams.
Maybe Trump should’ve said he would support the winner of the primary and let the candidates have at it. Why alienate the black guy in a large black electorate?
We have Marjorie Taylor green!!!!!!
But that race won’t be for another 5 years. November 2026.
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