The Georgia Hour, episode 58: Full Segment April 9, 2025

The Georgia Hour, episode 58:Ballot Manipulation by Georgia GOP Inc: Josh McKoon and Team Accused of Rigging the Process

The Georgia GOP Inc, led by Chairman Josh McKoon and supported by senior advisor Travis Bowden and former Cobb County GOP Chair Salleigh Grubbs, is manipulating the candidate selection process for the state GOP executive committee to favor their preferred slate despite the numerous denials of the action. McKoon has disqualified candidates Lisa Pierce and Kylie Kremer from running for 1st Vice Chair and Assistant Secretary, respectively, citing procedural requirements like submitting a letter of intent and resume by a March 15 deadline. McKoon shifts blame to the state and nominating committees, which he controls, while misleading the details around the candidates' submissions. Although the nominating committee, chaired by Katie Frost, has not received the candidate applications, the 14th district McKoon team has a headstart in delegate outreach which should be released to all candidates at the same time.
McKoon is pushing for standing votes over private ballots at conventions to intimidate delegates, citing past examples like David Shafer’s re-election where paper ballots were denied. This is part of a broader strategy to rig elections, with Travis Bowden poised to picture dissenting voices at convention as he is slated to become executive director if McKoon wins. Questions surrounding the residency of candidate Mary Clarise Hathaway have caused action to change homestead from South Carolina. Did McKoon have influence after a pictured discussion? McKoon is a polished politician orchestrating a "swamp" within the GA GOP, with figures like Stan from Veterans For America First allegedly backing his slate, including Grubbs and Caroline Jeffords. A Cobb County forum is noted as an upcoming event amid these tensions.