{"id":1280018,"date":"2022-02-07T22:23:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T03:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1280018"},"modified":"2022-02-07T22:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T03:23:07","slug":"vernon-jones-drops-out-of-georgia-governors-race-endorses-david-perdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vernon-jones-drops-out-of-georgia-governors-race-endorses-david-perdue\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernon Jones Drops Out of Georgia Governor\u2019s Race, Endorses David Perdue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvernon-jones-drops-out-of-georgia-governors-race-endorses-david-perdue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1280018&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Former Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones announced on Monday he is no longer running for governor and will instead run for U.S. Congress in the Peach State in a district to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, a former Democrat who switched parties and became a Republican in 2021, said he plans to support former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) in the governor\u2019s race moving forward, calling Perdue \u201ca good man who loves our state and loves our Country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter much prayer &amp; consideration I have decided that I can best serve the people of Georgia in the Congress of the United States,\u201d Jones wrote in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that strong conservative voices need to be heard as we lead America into the future,\u201d Jones continued. \u201cBecause of this decision I am officially withdrawing my candidacy for Governor effective today and will be supporting David Perdue for Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Straight from the horse\u2019s mouth! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GUrqu4CR3t\">pic.twitter.com\/GUrqu4CR3t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vernon Jones For Governor (@RepVernonJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepVernonJones\/status\/1490769361203871748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Perdue, who is vying to unseat incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in an already-heated Republican primary race, welcomed Jones\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVernon Jones is a conservative patriot who cares deeply about Georgia,\u201d Perdue said in response to Jones\u2019s announcement.&nbsp;\u201cWe need his voice and we need him in the fight. I\u2019m proud to have his support of our Trump-endorsed campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Perdue after repeatedly targeting Kemp over Georgia\u2019s 2020 election process. Now Jones, an avid Trump supporter who made election fraud concerns central to his brief campaign for governor, has aligned himself with Trump and Perdue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19794866\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1235507440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19794866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1235507440.jpg\" alt=\"PERRY, GA - SEPTEMBER 25: Vernon Jones, Georgia gubernatorial candidate, speaks to a crowd at a rally featuring former US President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021 in Perry, Georgia. Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, Georgia Secretary of State candidate Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA), and Georgia Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Burt Jones (R-GA) also appeared as guests at the rally. (Photo by Sean Rayford\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vernon Jones speaks to a crowd at a rally featuring former President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia. (Sean Rayford\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/26\/poll-kemp-perdue-locked-tight-georgia-gop-primary-both-tied-stacey-abrams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling<\/a> at about ten percent in a recent Quinnipiac poll, in a distant third place behind Kemp and Perdue, and Perdue will likely annex much of Jones\u2019s voter support now that Jones has left the primary picture.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp\u2019s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodyHallGA\/status\/1490797702480805888?s=20&amp;t=5NpRvDzVNJldwjoyMa99jw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> to Perdue\u2019s new endorsement pickup by highlighting controversies plaguing Jones\u2019s past, including&nbsp;sexual assault <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/election\/vying-for-trumps-support-vernon-jones-faces-history-of-misconduct-toward-women\/BP65PSEHAJFOPOS2BGB34G4BEA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations<\/a>&nbsp;from the early 2000s, which Jones has denied, and pro-abortion votes Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/justfacts.votesmart.org\/candidate\/key-votes\/91477\/vernon-jones\/2\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cast<\/a> in 2019 while serving as a Democrat in the state legislature.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In addition to sexual assault, Vernon&#8217;s record includes voting against the Heartbeat Bill, vetoing a pay raise for law enforcement, and voting in the 2020 Democratic primary for President of the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> (2\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cody Hall (@CodyHallGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodyHallGA\/status\/1490797700849229824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It remains to be seen if Trump will weigh in on Jones\u2019s congressional race, and the Democrat-turned-Republican has not revealed which district he plans to run in, the Tenth District or the Sixth District, both of which are solid Republican open seats, according to Georgia\u2019s newly drawn congressional maps.<\/p>\n<p>In the Tenth District, Trump-backed Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) is forgoing his congressional seat to run for Georgia secretary of state. Hice, as well as Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and several other House Freedom Caucus members, have joined in on endorsing state Rep. Tim Barr in the race to replace Hice, while trucking business executive Mike Collins has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/03\/poll-trucker-takes-lead-lead-in-key-georgia-congressionl-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proven<\/a> to be a strong contender in early polls. Several others in that race also remain viable candidates, and Jones\u2019s entrance would make for a significant shakeup should he enter the field.<\/p>\n<p>In the Sixth District, physician and military veteran Rich McCormick, who narrowly lost to Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA) in 2020, is making a second run for office. Challenging McCormick in that district are attorney Jake Evans, former state Rep. Meagan Hanson, and multiple others.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones announced on Monday he is no longer running for governor and will instead run for U.S. Congress in the Peach State in a district to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1280018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1280018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1280018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}