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Georgia Democratic Hopeful to Rally Backers
DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones said he is set to meet Tuesday evening with supporters to fire up his bid to become the Democratic candidate in the 2008 U.S. Senate race in Georgia.
“Georgia needs a conservative Democrat,” he said.
Jones said that if he were in office, he would serve as a conservative, but would “not be a yes man for George Bush.”
Republicans have not controlled federal spending nor provided leadership on immigration, he said. “This flies in the face of conservatism,” he said.
Last month, Jones filed paperwork to run for the seat held by incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss. Chambliss is rated among the most conservative senators.
Jones, a former Democratic state representative now in his second term as DeKalb CEO, has organized an exploratory campaign committee called Vernon Jones for Georgia.
His meeting with supporters Tuesday is at Manuel’s Tavern, a favorite meeting place for Democrats in the Atlanta area.
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