The Bulwark reports:
Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp gets a lot of credit for resisting pressure from former President Donald Trump to “find the votes” to flip the 2020 election results in his state. But that was then. Today, Kemp stands shoulder-to-shoulder with one of the state’s top election deniers. That man is his running mate, the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, Burt Jones.
Jones signed on as a false elector in the scheme to squeeze former Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes on January 6th. Because of this, he is now a target of the Fulton County district attorney’s criminal investigation into Trump’s broader efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.
Should he win, Jones will claim a major prize—he would serve as “president of the Senate” in Georgia — a plum position for someone seeking to do election-flipping, should the opportunity present itself in 2024.
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Brian Kemp’s running mate is a fake elector. Essential point here by @amandacarpenter: https://t.co/oCBrJMkfiF
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) September 1, 2022
Brian Kemp’s running mate, who he fully endorses, is an insurrectionist who tried to overturn the 2020 election. Kemp is not fit to lead. pic.twitter.com/gVANOa0Sku
— One Georgia (Authorized by Abrams for Governor) (@OneGeorgiaInc) August 30, 2022
Just a normal Kemp day, palling around with insurrectionists. This one also happens to be his running mate. pic.twitter.com/N04AOoaFh6
— Lauren Groh-Wargo (@gwlauren) August 27, 2022