{"id":2601747,"date":"2026-05-12T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brad-raffensperger-campaign-has-bomb-threat-at-event-location\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:28:58","slug":"brad-raffensperger-campaign-has-bomb-threat-at-event-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brad-raffensperger-campaign-has-bomb-threat-at-event-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Raffensperger campaign has bomb threat at event location"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbrad-raffensperger-campaign-has-bomb-threat-at-event-location%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=2601747&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>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger canceled a planned campaign stop at Middle Georgia Regional Airport after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-asks-two-biden-cabinet-members-whether-high-ranking-officials-are-using-encrypted-apps-to-cloak-communications\/\" title=\"GOP Senator Asks Two Biden Cabinet Members Whether \u2018High Ranking... Officials Are Using Encrypted Apps To \u2018Cloak... Communications\">officials received<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-police-responding-to-bomb-threat-at-empire-state-building\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Police Responding to Bomb ... at Empire State Building\">bomb threat<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-massive-explosion-in-downtown-nashville-on-christmas-morning-possible-car-bomb-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Massive Explosion in Downtown Nashville on Christmas Morning, Possible Car Bomb (VIDEO)\">bomb squad<\/a> adn K-9 unit investigated the area and found a suspicious object near a vending machine,but it was deemed non-threatening and the airport later reopened.<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger said the threat is active and that he will not back down despite backlash. He\u2019s running for governor in the 2025 campaign to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp, and he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously gained national attention<\/a> for refusing Donald Trump\u2019s pressure to find votes related to the 2020 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) canceled a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"801\">campaign<\/a> rally after receiving a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bombing\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2330\">bomb<\/a> threat at the event location.<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger is running for governor of the Peach State, and his campaign was scheduled to stop at Middle Georgia Regional Airport on Tuesday. The Georgia\u00a0Secretary of State\u2019s Office\u00a0confirmed there was a bomb threat at the site.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4564234\/democrats-bait-and-switch-boost-nebraska-independent-candidate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats rally behind a bait-and-switch ploy to boost Nebraska independent candidate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562941\/spencer-pratt-pledges-swift-arrests-los-angeles\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt pledges swift arrests in Los Angeles crime crackdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562596\/jeff-landry-45000-discarded-ballots-suspended-louisiana-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeff Landry dismisses concerns about 45,000 discarded ballots after suspended primaries: \u2018It\u2019s not my fault\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>According to the\u00a0Bibb County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center\u00a0received a bomb threat, prompting the authorities to dispatch a bomb squad and K-9 unit that discovered a suspicious object near the airport\u2019s vending machine. The object was determined to be non-threatening. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-incident-at-un-not-terror-related\/\" title=\"NYPD: Incident at UN not terror-related\">bomb squad swept<\/a> the area, it was determined that there was no further threat, prompting the airport to reopen. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cWhen you stand on principle, when you do the right thing, when you put people ahead of politics \u2026some folks won\u2019t like it,\u201d Raffensperger said in a statement. \u201cIn fact, some people will hate you and want to hurt you. So yes, we are dealing with an active threat. And no, I refuse to back down.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4557669\/trump-beats-lame-duck-indianna-romp\/\"><strong>TRUMP SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF BECOMING GOP LAME DUCK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger announced his candidacy in September 2025 to replace incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), who will end his final term in January 2027. So far, Raffensperger has only hosted one other campaign event in Columbus, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The state secretary became a national figure when he refused President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> calls to find missing votes that would turn the 2020 election results. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raffensperger canceled a campaign rally after a bomb threat at the event location<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2601748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1244663584.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40759,38776,34153,34382],"class_list":["post-2601747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bomb-threat","tag-brad-raffensperger","tag-campaign-event","tag-election-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1244663584.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601747","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601751,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601747\/revisions\/2601751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}