Brad Raffensperger supported federal legislation that stripped health care from hundreds of thousands of Georgians, set up future cuts to Medicare, cut SNAP benefits, and rescinded tax credits meant to support clean energy jobs and projects in Georgia. Raffensperger praised Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and opposed Medicaid expansion. He also lauded Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” even as its cuts affected thousands of Georgia federal workers and those reliant on Social Security. Raffensperger praised Trump’s tariffs even as they crushed Georgia’s economy, which was 7th in the nation for net exports, ignoring the stock market crashing and increasing food prices. As a state representative, Raffensperger sponsored a bill proposing a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion from “the moment of fertilization.” As Georgia secretary of state, Raffensperger’s actions threatened Georgia’s election integrity and voters’ private information, and he used his office to disproportionately suppress voters of color.
One year since Trump’s “Liberation Day,” Georgia families are paying more — and Republican candidates for governor are standing by the policies that caused it. Instead of standing up for Georgians, they’ve defended these tariffs, dismissed their impact, or stayed silent — making clear they’ll stand with Trump even as costs rise and businesses struggle. What was promised as an economic reset has instead driven…
