"The decidedly un-mom-like mom in this ad sneeringly tells her innocent-looking son that in order to lower expectations for his life, he was named "Brad" after Georgia secretary of State and Jackson gubernatorial-primary rival Brad Raffensperger, who "turned on his own kind" (Republicans? White people?) and consorted with the likes of Stacey Abrams. Mom's backup name for him, she tells the traumatized child, was "Judas." In case you missed the connection, the ad ends with the words "Brad 'Judas' Raffensperger" across the screen."
"All Raffensperger did to earn this most hateful of epithets (in deeply Christian Georgia, anyway) was to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential win in the state and refuse Donald Trump's wildly corrupt and inappropriate demand that he "find" enough new votes to change the outcome. Trump tried to purge Raffensperger (along with his co-certifier of the Biden win, Governor Brian Kemp) in a 2022 primary but failed."
Rick Jackson released an inaugural gubernatorial ad that labels Brad Raffensperger 'Judas' through a mother character who tells her son he was named after Raffensperger and 'turned on his own kind.' Raffensperger certified Joe Biden's 2020 victory in Georgia and refused Donald Trump's demand to 'find' votes to alter the result. Trump unsuccessfully tried to purge Raffensperger in a 2022 primary. Raffensperger is running for governor as Trump renews election-conspiracy claims in Georgia. FBI agents and Tulsi Gabbard were reported to have removed 2020 voter files in Atlanta. Jackson's ad appears aimed at stoking MAGA resentment.
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