Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon on Friday recapped the four-day Republican National Convention and what’s next on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia.”
McKoon said Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech Thursday night bolstered party confidence and presented issues voters care about most.
“I don’t think these are controversial issues — trying to bring inflation down, trying to get a hold of our southern border,” he said. “These are the issues that poll extraordinarily well, not just with Republicans but with independents and Democrats.”
With the convention over, McKoon said the real work now begins in Georgia. The first steps are strengthening election integrity and getting out the vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election, he said.
“There’s a lot of work to be done between now and then,” he said.
As more prominent Democrats call for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid, McKoon said the Republican Party cannot be assured of Trump’s victory in November.
“They’ve put themselves in a pretty bad situation, but again, we can’t take anything for granted,” he said. “Whether it’s President Biden or whether it’s another candidate on the ballot, we’ve got to work hard. We’ve got to sell the American people on President Trump’s vision for the next four years. And I don’t think that changes, regardless of who’s at the top of the ticket for Democrats.”
Monday on “Politically Georgia”: The crew is headed to Savannah for a live event Monday night. State Sen. Derek Mallow joins the program to talk about the Georgia coast.
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