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President Donald Trump’s early endorsement of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones could either be a game changer for his campaign for governor or a footnote when the votes are finally counted.

The support was no surprise. Jones first hitched his wagon to Trump a decade ago. His top rival for Trump’s nod — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — opted not to run. And Jones has worked furiously to line up the endorsement for months.

Now he can spend the next year reminding GOP voters that Trump declared him a “ WARRIOR ” with the “Courage and Wisdom to deliver strong results.”

That’s no small thing in a state that Trump captured in 2024 — and where Republicans still broadly approve of the president and his agenda.

Backed by more than $14 million in his campaign account,

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