I support Vernon Jones, too, but I’m getting the impression he’s putting feelers out to exit the Gubernatorial race for a possible Congressional run, as long as it comes with a Trump endorsement.
I can’t blame Vernon Jones for seeking an exit strategy; he had a path to victory running one-on-one against Kemp, but, with both Kemp and Perdue in the race, Jones has virtually no chance of making the run-off.
DJ, in which congressional district would Vernon Jones run? The DeKalb County-based CDs are safely Democrat, so he’d have to move to some other part of the state and be accused of carpetbagging. But if he can overcome that, I’d love for Jones to run against Sanford Bishop in the winnable, 45%-or-so-black GA-02.
Here’s the deal with Curtis Sliwa, Vernon Jones, and, I’m afraid, Allen West:
They have Alan Keyes Disease. They keep running for offices for which they can’t get elected. In the case of West, when he does get elected, he doesn’t stay and do the work.
Keyes used to talk big, but would only run for the Senate in MD (no chance) or “president.” Why did he never run for Congress and hold a seat for a while and show how he actually would vote on tough issues. (And yes, sooner or later every pol has to make a deal to advance one thing he favors and to vote for something he hates).
The perpetually running politician concerns me. Now, Jones is a “drop down,” that is going from a race for a higher office to a lower one, so I would support him. But perpetual pols like Mike DeWine, who just jumps from one gubment job to another need to go.
I thought Vernon already exited the race.