RGA Statement on Georgia Democratic Primary

“King” Roy Continues Backwards Journey

Georgia primary voters today selected former Governor Roy Barnes as the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia.  Republican Governors Association Executive Director Nick Ayers issued the following statement:

“Having seen his act before, I know Roy Barnes just as other Georgians know him: as a lifetime politician and a personal injury trial lawyer.  He had his shot to be governor and failed miserably.

“Georgians aren’t about to turn back the page to the same man who blamed teachers for his squandered chance to improve education, or to the politician who campaigned for two years for John Edwards to be elected President of the United States.  

“While this is Roy’s fourth run at being governor of Georgia, we are confident the outcome in November will be so decisive that this will mercifully be his last.”