{"id":2629582,"date":"2026-07-14T12:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burt-jones-torn-on-supporting-rick-jackson-after-losing-primary-to-him\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:14:13","slug":"burt-jones-torn-on-supporting-rick-jackson-after-losing-primary-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burt-jones-torn-on-supporting-rick-jackson-after-losing-primary-to-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Burt Jones torn on supporting Rick Jackson after losing primary to him"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fburt-jones-torn-on-supporting-rick-jackson-after-losing-primary-to-him%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=2629582&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>Lt. Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) chose not to endorse his former primary opponent, Rick Jackson, during his first public statement as losing the Republican gubernatorial runoff in Georgia. Although Jones initially had a strong position to secure the Republican nomination, Jackson&#8217;s entry into the race led to a bitter primary campaign. Jones won the most votes initially but was defeated in the June runoff after a contentious race marked by heavy negative advertising and attacks over loyalty to Trump\u2019s policies. Jones has not heard from Jackson since the primary and did not contact him to congratulate or concede, stating that no one from Jackson&#8217;s camp has reached out to him. Despite endorsements from Trump and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Jones has not committed to supporting Jackson in the general election. Jackson will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in a tight race for governor, with recent polls showing a close contest. Georgia remains a swing state,with a history of voting Republican for governor since 1999.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/burt-jones\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21409\">Burt Jones<\/a> (R-GA) withheld an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/endorsements\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1440\">endorsement<\/a> from his former primary opponent, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a>\u2018s Republican gubernatorial nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4611810\/rick-jackson-trump-burt-jones-georgia-gubernatorial-runoff\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4611810\">Rick Jackson<\/a>, during his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-milley-responds-to-allegations-of-secret-phone-calls-with-china\/\" title=\"Gen. Milley Responds To Allegations Of Secret Phone Calls With China\">time speaking publicly<\/a> about his campaign for governor since his GOP runoff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4611810\/rick-jackson-trump-burt-jones-georgia-gubernatorial-runoff\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4611810\">loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones had a nearly clear path to securing the Peach State\u2019s Republican nomination for governor before businessman Jackson hopped into the primary race earlier this year. Though Jones won the most amount of votes in the initial primary race, he lost to Jackson in the June runoff.<\/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\/state\/4647263\/hochul-sign-one-year-ban-data-center-construction\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hochul to sign one-year ban on data center construction<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4645945\/mamdani-continue-work-strategist-morris-katz-after-platner-scandal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani to continue to work with Morris Katz after Platner scandal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4645036\/candidate-race-comment-michigan-gubernatorial-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump-backed candidate slams opponent\u2019s \u2018race card\u2019 comments in heated Michigan gubernatorial race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones told the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>\u2018s \u201cPolitically Georgia\u201d podcast that he has not heard from Jackson since the runoff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNobody\u2019s reached out,\u201d Jones <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/burt-jones-breaks-his-silence-after-bitter-georgia\/id1356662668?i=1000776728547\">said<\/a>. \u201cSo when people ask me, \u2018why didn\u2019t you endorse?\u2019 I say, \u2018Nobody\u2019s asked me, nobody\u2019s talked to me.\u2019 So I haven\u2019t heard anything from that camp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones also said he did not call Jackson on the night of the runoff to either congratulate him or concede, noting that he instead mentioned Jackson in his concession speech that night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson and Jones competed in a tense primary season, emerging as the two runoff candidates from a field of eight politicians and hitting each other hard over who would best protect President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> policies in Georgia. The Trump-endorsed Jones and Jackson also fought hard to secure an endorsement from popular Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3312\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA), who ultimately issued a surprise endorsement for Jones just days before the runoff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Jackson ultimately emerged victorious despite Jones\u2019s double endorsement from Trump and Kemp, Jones did not commit to voting for Jackson in November when asked if he would vote for his former opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Jones said. \u201cObviously, I\u2019m interested in supporting and keeping Georgia Republican run and keeping it red.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say that the Republican foundation needs to be sewed up,\u201d Jones continued, pointing to the work he sees as still ahead of Jackson. \u201cYou want to talk about unity? I\u2019m just one person. There\u2019s grassroots people that feel alienated, there\u2019s GOP people that feel alienated because of the style [of] race that was run.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary race between Jones and Jackson quickly grew bitter, as the two spent heavily on negative ads aimed at one another. Throughout the podcast, Jones blasted Jackson\u2019s negative ads, noting that once they began hitting him hard before Jackson had even entered the race, he knew another Republican candidate would soon hop in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you have a race that runs to the gutter as quickly as possible, and it basically lambasts everything that has been successful for the last 20 years as being \u2018corrupt\u2019 or being \u2018crooked,\u2019 you\u2019ve got to think about those people who have been in the trenches for you, working for the Republican Party. You basically alienate them too,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to Jackson\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4645824\/ossoff-polling-bottoms-rick-jackson-georgia\/\">OSSOFF POLLING LEAD CONTRASTS WITH BOTTOMS\u2019S RACE AGAINST RICK JACKSON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson is set to face off against Democrat and former Atlanta Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keisha-lance-bottoms\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21322\">Keisha Lance Bottoms<\/a> in the November general election. Recent polls have shown the general election match-up as tight, with Jackson edging Bottoms out by less than 1 percentage point in the most recent survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia, a purple state, has two Democratic senators, but has not elected a Democrat for governor since 1999.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lt. Gov. 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