00:06Well, the SEC championship's over.
00:09On to the national championship.
00:13Thank you, Georgia.
00:15When I announced our campaign, I said,
00:18the political class protects itself,
00:21the media protects them,
00:23and lobbyists prop up the whole thing to protect their bottom line.
00:26It's a cartel, and I said, I'm coming to break it up.
00:38Well, tonight, we shattered it.
00:48Like I said then, I'm the only candidate who doesn't owe a thing to the political establishment.
00:53I don't care what special interests want, how much they beg, how much they give me.
00:58I can't be bought, and I won't back down.
01:08Tonight, you made your voice heard loud and clear.
01:12Tonight, we did more than win a runoff.
01:15Tonight, we proved the people of Georgia are in charge.
01:31Thank you to every person who believed in this campaign.
01:34Thank you to my campaign staff and leadership.
01:38Thank you to every volunteer who knocked on doors, over $250,000.
01:49Over 700,000 phone calls.
01:52Thank you for doing that.
01:56Put up signs, sent texts, hosted events, prayed for us, and stood with us.
02:04Thank you to my family, to Melody, Shane, Chad, Dana, and the grandkids.
02:18I know this has not been easy on you.
02:21I'm grateful for all that you've sacrificed for this campaign.
02:26And for my grandkids, thank you for the best TV commercial this morning.
02:40There's one other person I'd like to single out, if you don't mind.
02:44Thank you, Nick Ayers, for your friendship.
02:51And for chairing this campaign.
02:54Nick, I know you tried to talk me out of running.
02:58But once I decided to run, you went all in.
03:03And I'll always be grateful.
03:11This campaign was never about me.
03:14It has always been about the people of Georgia,
03:17especially those who feel unheard by the powerful.
03:21Tonight belongs to you.
03:23Amen.
03:26Now the primary is over, and the general election begins.
03:36Georgia cannot afford to get this wrong.
03:40We face Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta.
03:49Keisha Lance Bottoms did such a bad job as mayor.
03:52She didn't even run for re-election.
03:56She would be an absolute disaster for Georgia.
04:00When violence surged, families were afraid,
04:04businesses worried, and police officers needed support,
04:08Keisha Lance Bottoms turned her back on all of them.
04:11Keisha Lance Bottoms failed.
04:13She hopes Georgians forget what happened when she was in charge.
04:17I won't let them.
04:27I grew up in the Techwood projects.
04:30Keisha Lance Bottoms abandoned neighborhoods,
04:33just like the one I grew up in.
04:36That is unforgivable.
04:38We cannot let Keisha Lance Bottoms take that Atlanta record statewide.
04:52I know what it's like to feel like nobody sees you,
04:58especially the elite and the powerful politicians like Keisha Lance Bottoms.
05:03I had seven different stepfathers and a mother who battled alcoholism.
05:08I lived with five different foster families and attended 13 different schools.
05:13But with God's help, I built a business, created thousands of jobs,
05:18and lived the American dream.
05:32That is why this fight is personal to me.
05:35When you grow up the way I did, you never forget where you came from.
05:40You never forget the families who are working harder than ever but still falling behind.
05:46You never forget the people who do everything right and still wonder whether the system is ever going to work
05:54for them.
05:55Keisha Lance Bottoms did worse than forget.
05:58Her actions and inactions made things worse and made the lives of working families harder.
06:06I know what it means to struggle.
06:08I cannot look away from the people who are fighting those same battles today.
06:13I'm running for the young families struggling to make ends meet, wondering how they'll pay the rent,
06:20afford groceries, just keep the lights on, and still build a better future for their children.
06:26I'm running for the working mom who gets up before the sun, works all day,
06:32comes home, and gives everything she has left to her family.
06:44I'm running for that crying widow,
06:47afraid she may lose the home where she raised her children
06:50and built for a lifetime of memories because of her property taxes being so high.
06:57And I'm running for every person who feels forgotten, overlooked, or left behind
07:03by politicians like Keisha Lance Bottoms who stopped listening.
07:07This campaign is about them.
07:09It's about all of us.
07:19In November, the choice could not be more clear.
07:22Do we continue moving Georgia forward,
07:25or do we go backward to Keisha Lance Bottoms' record of excuses and failed leadership?
07:32We will lower taxes, both income and property taxes.
07:36I'll cut the taxes in half, or I won't run again.
07:39Simple as that.
07:40We will freeze property taxes immediately and then work to lower them immediately.
07:46So families are not priced out of their homes.
07:50If you bought a home, paid your mortgage, raised your family, and played by the rules,
07:56the government should not punish you because politicians can't control spending.
08:08We're going to make education a top priority.
08:14That starts with reading.
08:16Up until the third grade, a child learns to read.
08:19But after the third grade, that child is reading to learn.
08:24If a student can't read by the end of the third grade, everything gets harder.
08:28Right now, two-thirds of Georgia third graders are not proficient.
08:33This year, the legislature took steps to fix that.
08:38As governor, I'll finish the job.
08:49We will support parents.
08:52We will back great teachers.
08:54We will get politics and bureaucracy out of the classroom and put reading, writing,
09:00and arithmetic and common sense back in our schools.
09:10The two-thirds of our kids cannot read in the third grade.
09:16Those two-third kids are who I'm going to represent.
09:25We will also lower health care costs.
09:28I'm the only candidate in this rate who actually understands health care.
09:34I've spent my life in it.
09:36I know where the costs are.
09:37I know where the waste are.
09:39I know how the system works, and I know how it fails families.
09:43Too many Georgians are paying more and getting less.
09:46We can lower costs by using better technology and cutting out a lot of the middlemen who add layers and
09:53drive up costs.
09:59We're going to make sure Georgia families get quality care they can actually afford, especially those in our rural communities.
10:14We will take on the cost of living everywhere government touches your life, because it's not just taxes.
10:21It's your power bill.
10:22It's your grocery bill.
10:24It's your insurance bill.
10:25It's the cost of gas, child care, housing, and getting your kids to school.
10:30Families are doing everything right and still feeling they're falling behind.
10:34That is not because Georgians are failing.
10:37It's because government has been too expensive, too slow, and too comfortable wasting your money.
10:52As governor, I will treat affordability like a crisis, because for too many families, it already is one.
11:00We'll make housing easier to build.
11:02We'll cut unnecessary regulations that drive up prices.
11:06We'll support small businesses and local employers.
11:09And we will make sure Georgia remains a place where a young family can buy a home, raise their children,
11:16start a business, and build a future for that family.
11:27We will keep Georgia the best place in America to do business.
11:31We will recruit jobs to every corner of the state.
11:34I'll give you this promise.
11:36I will create more jobs than has ever been done in the history of Georgia.
11:52We will make state governments smarter, faster, and more accountable.
11:57Every dollar government waste was earned by a Georgian, and I will never forget that.
12:04To independents who love this state and want common sense, this campaign has a place for you.
12:10To the Democrats that are tired of high prices, rising costs, feel like they can't keep up, this campaign has
12:18a place for you.
12:18To every Republican who wants to keep Georgia strong, safe, and free, this campaign needs you.
12:35We're not building a campaign for the insiders.
12:38We are building a movement for the people, and you're who I'm going to represent.
12:52Keisha Lancebaum represents the failed past.
12:55We represent Georgia's future.
12:58She wants to take the Atlanta City Hall agenda statewide.
13:01We will continue the foundation laid by Georgia's great Republican governors for the last few years.
13:09She will make excuses.
13:11I'll deliver results.
13:21I do not need the money.
13:23I don't care about the title.
13:25I did not run for governor to join their club.
13:29I ran to break up their club.
13:37And to make a difference and impact the lives of 11 million Georgians.
13:47Every step of the way, this movement has grown stronger because it is built by hardworking Georgians who love this
13:54state, believe in its promise, and are ready to fight for its future.
13:59I'm ready for that fight.
14:01I'm ready for that fight.
14:01I am ready to lead.
14:02I'm ready to deliver.
14:04As your governor, I'll cut taxes so you can keep more of what you've earned.
14:08I'll back the men and women of law enforcement.
14:11I'll protect your children and power parents, strengthen our schools, and make sure every child in Georgia has the chance
14:19to succeed.
14:20And I will never forget who sent me there, not the insiders, not the special interests, not the political class,
14:28you.
14:38With your help, we will win this race.
14:42We will keep Georgia moving forward.
14:44And we will build a future worthy of the people who call this great state home.
14:49I am ready.
14:51Georgia's ready.
14:52Let's go win big for Georgia.
15:14God bless you.
15:15God bless Georgia.
15:16And God bless the United States of America.
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