Backed by Brian Kemp, Rick Jackson sticks to outsider message
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp wave to supporters from the stage during a rally Saturday in Buford.(Natrice Miller for the AJC)
Today’s newsletter highlights:
- Rick Jackson’s new bipartisan coalition came with a $10,000 startup cost.
- Donald Trump’s tariffs could spur an expansion of Hyundai’s Metaplant.
- The State Election Board is still pushing the software ELLY.
Jackson’s balancing act
Supporters attend the Character Matters campaign rally for Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson on Saturday at Tannery Row in Buford. (Natrice Miller for the AJC)
GOP nominee for governor Rick Jackson is still running against the establishment, even with the state’s top Republican for much of the last decade standing beside him.
At Saturday’s rally in Buford, Jackson leaned hard into the outsider message that helped carry him through the Republican primary as he campaigned alongside Gov. Brian Kemp for the first time.
“Until February, most Georgians had never heard my name, and that was on purpose,” Jackson said. “The insiders had their candidates, their connections and their plans. I was not part of them.”
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Things to know
Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, seen here in Athens earlier this month. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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- Bottoms confronted Jackson outside of a National Business League event, telling him to stop including her family in his political attack ads, Greg Bluestein reports.
- U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop has fended off Republican challengers for decades. Now, with redistricting on the horizon, he’s again a GOP target, Tamar Hallerman reports.
- Tia Mitchell and Isaac Sabetai dig into how Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Collins and Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff manage their money.
Silver lining?
Hyundai factory workers, known as metapros, inspect a Kia Sportage hybrid autobody during the manufacturing process in June at the Hyundai Metaplant near Savannah. (Adam Van Brimmer/AJC)
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Bipartisan backing
Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson comes out for the first rally of his general election campaign at Meadows at Mossy Creek in Cleveland last month. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Election tool scrutiny
The State Election Board, seen here during a meeting earlier this month at the Fayette County Administration Complex. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Listen up
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, seen here in April making his case on why the city should host the 2028 Democratic National Convention. (Riley Bunch/AJC)
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Coastal cash
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff points to the crowd after delivering a speech at a campaign rally in Atlanta earlier this month. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Today in Washington
- Trump has no public events on his schedule.
- The House and Senate are in recess.
Mobilizing voters
Bishop William J. Barber II, seen here at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in January 2025. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Shoutouts
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- Elvis Lossa is the new director of government relations for Arc 3 Communications. Lossa most recently was a policy adviser to the Texas House of Representatives Leadership.
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Before you go
Gov. Brian Kemp (left) and his wife, first lady Marty Kemp, wave at the annual Georgia Chamber Eggs & Issues breakfast at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in January. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the “Politically Georgia” podcast. She writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.
Patricia Murphy is the AJC’s senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Adam Beam is the deputy politics editor.
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