From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones on Saturday called on Arkansans to reject the politics of fear, lies and division in this year's election and pitched what he described as his "PB&J" agenda of preschool, broadband and jobs.
Speaking at a virtual campaign event in North Little Rock, he said Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders represents the politics of fear, lies and division. Sanders is a former White House press secretary for former President Donald Trump and the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Republican.
Afterward, Sanders' campaign manager Chris Caldwell declined to respond to Jones' criticism of Sanders.
Jones, who is a former executive director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, acknowledged that his gubernatorial campaign faces an uphill battle.
"We are like David with a stone, and we can win, and when we win we can spread PB&J across the entire state and realize the promise of Arkansas," he said in a 20-minute speech on the fifth day of his 30-day, 75-county tour that he called The Promise of Arkansas Tour.
"We must keep our eye on the prize," Jones said. "We can win when we can engage the almost 1 million voters who could have turned out in the last cycle, but didn't. That's why voter registration is critical."
He said voter education, engagement, turnout and protection also are important throughout the state.
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