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The feud between Attorney General Chris Carr and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones keeps escalating. But rather than play out on the airwaves or on social media, the latest clash between the Republican rivals for governor unfolded in a more unconventional setting.
At a gathering of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals on Thursday, Carr delivered one of the harshest attacks yet, accusing the lieutenant governor of using public office for gain.
“If you honor me by allowing me to be your next governor, unlike the lieutenant governor I will promise you this: I will not change the rules or rig the system to enrich myself or my family on your backs or the backs of our fellow Georgians,” Carr said.
The jab referred to Jones’ 2023 push to rewrite Georgia’s certificate