{"id":1866,"date":"2026-06-17T09:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:36:06","slug":"georgia-gop-chaos-erupts-just-days-before-primary-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1866","title":{"rendered":"Georgia GOP Chaos Erupts Just Days Before Primary Runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chaos has erupted in Georgia\u2019s Republican primaries just days before voters head to the polls in both the Senate and gubernatorial primary runoff elections.<\/p>\n

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Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a surprise announcement Monday just one day before the GOP gubernatorial runoff by weighing in on the race to succeed him after largely remaining on the sidelines throughout the campaign. His decision to endorse Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones came the day after President Donald Trump backed Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins in the GOP primary for Senate, who is competing with a candidate backed by the governor.<\/p>\n

In a last-minute move, Kemp praised Jones \u2014 who has also been endorsed by Trump \u2014 in a post on X, calling him a \u201cstrong, trusted ally\u201d who worked with his administration to return more than $9 billion to taxpayers. The governor also said Jones worked to boost pay and retirement benefits for law enforcement and helped pass what he described as the state\u2019s first meaningful tort reform legislation in two decades. (RELATED: Trump Faces His Next Midterm Powder Keg In Georgia)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kemp said Jones, has proven he knows how to \u201cget things done\u201d through his time in the state Senate and as lieutenant governor, adding that after working alongside him for nearly 15 years, he is confident Jones will continue to put \u201chardworking Georgians first\u201d as governor.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe Burt Jones will make a strong case to the voters for four more years of conservative leadership that ensures our state\u2019s best days are ahead, while Democrats try to run from Keisha Lance Bottoms\u2019 record of complete failure as mayor of Atlanta,\u201d Kemp said. \u201cMarty, the girls, and I are proud to endorse Burt Jones to be the 84th Governor of the great state of Georgia and ask you to join us in supporting him on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 runoff opponent, businessman Rick Jackson, responded to Kemp\u2019s endorsement by leaning into his outsider image and contrasting himself with Georgia\u2019s political establishment. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Governor Hopeful Tied To Syrian Refugee Resettlement Group)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In a post on X, Jackson said he has \u201calways been the outsider in this race.\u201d He added that he is \u201cnot beholden to anyone\u201d and pledged to fight for Georgians who \u201cdon\u2019t have a lobbyist and aren\u2019t served by the special interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paulding County Republican Party Chairman Ricky Hess compared the timing of the recent endorsements to the Daily Caller to an after-hours market announcement, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s like the stock market. They drop a bomb after hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hess highlighting how quickly the developments unfolded over the weekend, with early voting already over and Election Day looming.<\/p>\n

Kemp\u2019s endorsement came the day after Trump inserted himself into Georgia\u2019s other high-profile Republican runoff, issuing a dawn endorsement of Collins over former college football coach and Kemp-backed candidate Derek Dooley in the GOP Senate primary.(RELATED: Trump Makes Eleventh-Hour Endorsement Of Rep Mike Collins In Crucial GOP Runoff For Senate)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Speaking at a press conference Monday, Dooley was asked\u00a0about Trump\u2019s decision to back Collins ahead of Tuesday\u2019s runoff election, according to reporter Greg Bluestein of The Atlantic Journal-Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy position has not changed since the day I got into this race,\u201d Dooley said. \u201cI said I\u2019d be honored to have everybody\u2019s endorsement, but the most important endorsement I\u2019ve been working toward every single day is that of the people of Georgia, because that\u2019s what matters most. And that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to continue to focus on for these next 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump announced his support for Collins in a Truth Social post Sunday, writing, \u201cIt is my Great Honor to endorse \u2018MAGA\u2019 Mike Collins, a Highly Respected Congressman who has been with me from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The president also took aim at Dooley, arguing that the former football coach lacks deep roots with Georgia voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut first things first! Mike has to beat a Republican Opponent before he gets to Ossoff. I don\u2019t know Derek Dooley, and neither does anyone else, but he seems like a nice person,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cUnfortunately, he has lived outside of Georgia for most of his life, didn\u2019t vote in 2020 or 2016, and said that I lost Georgia in 2020 when, in actuality, the facts have now proven that I won by a lot!\u201d