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Jon Skolnik

Perdue: Abrams "demeaning her own race"

Stacy Abrams, David Perdue and Brian Kemp Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

David Perdue, the Trump-backed Georgia gubernatorial candidate, capped off his losing campaign on Monday with a racist remark about Democratic contender Stacey Abrams, accusing the voting rights advocate of "demeaning her own race."

The outlandish remark came this week during a campaign stop in Dunwoody, Georgia, where Perdue, who is white, spoke to a crowd of voters about how Abrams, a Black woman, called America the "worst place to live."  

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