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Kemp, Perdue clash in heated Georgia GOP debate
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., squared off in a rancorous debate Sunday evening as Perdue mounts a main problem in opposition to Kemp.
The talk touched on various matters, however Perdue early and infrequently repeated unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud within the 2020 election, claiming that Kemp didn’t do sufficient to maintain it safe. Kemp, in the meantime, accused Perdue of constructing excuses for his personal failure.
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“You might have a candidate that’s going to assault my report, sadly, all evening tonight, as a result of they didn’t have a report there to beat Jon Ossoff in 2020,” Kemp mentioned.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks throughout a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Mason Mega Rail Station on Nov. 12, 2021 in Backyard Metropolis, Georgia.
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Perdue, who’s endorsed by former President Donald Trump, accused Kemp of “suppressing data and never following up on leads,” however Kemp acknowledged that attorneys “invested a whole lot of hours” wanting into claims and that his workplace has referred issues for investigation the place acceptable. He additionally famous that it’s the state legal professional basic, not the governor, who decides whether or not to prosecute.
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Former Sen. David Perdue, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks at a marketing campaign occasion on Feb. 1, 2022, in Dalton, Georgia.
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The governor touted his report, which incorporates eight years as Georgia secretary of state. He recalled taking up the Justice Division throughout the Obama administration in a battle over citizenship checks for voter registration, in addition to courtroom battles over the state’s voter ID regulation.
Perdue accused Kemp of constructing excuses for not doing extra to safe the 2020 elections.
“Weak leaders take credit score when issues go nicely, and I let you know they blame any person else when it doesn’t,” he mentioned.
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Kemp then accused Perdue of blaming others for shedding his Senate seat.
“Weak leaders blame everyone else for their very own loss as an alternative of themselves.”