 On March 23 , 2007 Jones announced he was running for the United States Senate against incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss . Jones was criticized by his chief rival Jim Martin over his more conservative politics and past support for George W. Bush . Jones ' campaign was also marred by two new controversies . Jones sent out a flier in which he appeared in a digitally altered picture next to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with the words " Yes We Can . " However , Obama himself stated he not only never posed with Jones , he did not endorse Jones or any other candidate for the Democratic nomination for Senate . In response , Jones blamed his " liberal opponents backed by the liberal media " for trying to ruin his campaign . Jones also received criticism for the appearance of the tagline " Vote Vernon Jones for GA Senate " on tickets , produced using county funds , for the Dekalb County Blues and Jazz Festival . The company who printed the tickets , supporters of Jones ' campaign , took responsibility for the incident ; saying that they were unaware campaign finance laws made such an action illegal . 
