ATLANTA — The punches came fast and furious as Gov. Brian Kemp and his Republican challenger, former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, met in the first debate of the Georgia gubernatorial race Sunday night.
Lagging in the polls, Perdue appealed to his base, hammering away at the 2020 election, which he called "rigged and stolen" — despite no evidence to back that claim. Perdue, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, blamed Kemp for handing control of Washington to Democrats.
"The only reason I'm not in the United States Senate is because you caved in and gave the elections to Stacey (Abrams) and the liberal Democrats in 2020," Perdue said.
