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Republican Billionaire Rick Jackson Is Walking a Trump Tightrope in His Quest to Lead Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — He's hardly the first billionaire to promise working-class voters he'll fight for them in public office. Rick Jackson, the Republican candidate for Georgia governor, has even compared himself to the real estate mogul who reached the Oval Office.

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U.S. News & World Report· Oct 24, 4:38 PMRepublican Billionaire Rick Jackson Is Walking a Trump Tightrope in His Quest to Lead GeorgiaAlso ran in Breitbart News Network, PBS NewsHour, SFGATE, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WDIV ClickOnDetroit, WTOP
ABC News· Oct 24, 5:01 PMRepublican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead Georgia

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Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead GeorgiaJackson's path differs from Donald Trump's, and the 72-year-old healthcare magnate and investor brings a vastly different persona to his first campaign. Unlike Trump, who was born to wealth, Jackson spent his early years bouncing through foster homes before launching his first company as a young man.

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