Trump-backed candidate goes down in flames in key swing state

Systemic Error Podcast · Jul 3, 2026 · 4m

Georgia’s GOP Primary Wasn’t a Populist Revolt. It Was a Wealth Auction.The Real Winner Was MoneyThe source story reports a runoff between two Republican candidates for governor ended with wealthy businessman Rick Jackson winning about 53 percent of the vote after a race that cost more than $138.6 million. Jackson alone accounted for roughly $108 million, much of it his own money. That is the first fact worth staring at: this was not a grass-roots contest deciding who best represented ordinary Republicans. It was a financial arms race between elites, with a billionaire able to saturate the…