Tony West Joins to Talk Tax Breaks, Burt Jones, Trump’s Speech and Georgia’s Senate Race
Tony West, Georgia state director for Americans for Prosperity, fills in for Buzz Brockway for a wide-ranging conversation about Georgia politics, economic freedom, election security and the 2026 campaign.
Scot Turner and Tony examine J.C. Bradbury’s criticism of taxpayer-funded economic development incentives, including the inflated projections surrounding major sporting events and the cost of special-interest tax breaks.
They also reflect on the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s realization that there is no secret group of experts controlling Washington, and discuss why that lesson helps explain the persistence of political conspiracy theories.
Then the conversation turns to Georgia politics:
• Why Burt Jones still appears bitter after losing the Republican gubernatorial runoff to Rick Jackson
• Shelley Wynter’s defense of Jones and why campaign etiquette still matters
• Brad Raffensperger’s claim that discrepancies involving 0.07% of hand-marked ballots demonstrate a larger problem
• The security trade-offs between hand-marked paper ballots and ballot-marking devices
• The intense speculation surrounding President Trump’s July 16 election speech
• Whether continuing to relitigate the 2020 election helps or hurts Georgia Republicans
• Jon Ossoff’s enormous fundraising advantage over Mike Collins
• Why Tony believes Collins has a harder path to victory than Rick Jackson
The episode was recorded before President Trump’s July 16 address.
Scot also previews his July 30 debate with Georgia Republican Party attorney Brad Carver over ranked-choice voting.
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