U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter made his first public appearance in Coastal Georgia as a U.S. Senate candidate on Monday, telling an audience of Republican women that he is the “MAGA warrior” best positioned to defeat Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff next year.
Carter urged the Golden Isles Republican Women’s Club to spread word of his candidacy — an apparent acknowledgement that statewide name recognition may be one of the six-term congressman’s biggest obstacles to winning the Republican bid to run against Ossoff.
“We need all the votes we can get. Please talk to the people you have throughout the state, a friend, a family member. We need their help. We need your help,” the six-term congressman from St. Simons told a luncheon audience of some 60 people gathered on the island.
To boost his name recognition across the state, Carter accompanied the announcement of his candidacy last week with the launch of a $2.3 million ad campaign, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, adding that the candidate “intends to commit at least eight figures to the race.” As for putting some of his own money into the campaign, the multimillionaire Carter told the Journal-Constitution, “We’re prepared to do what it takes.”
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