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Georgia’s gubernatorial candidate and former senator David Purdue and incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp did not strike each other Thursday night in a debate over the Republican Party’s nomination for governor.
In the last debate ahead of the May 2 snap vote, the two Republican candidates debated on well-known issues such as the 2020 election, former President Trump’s approval, Georgia crime, and who had better plans to prevent economic pain than record … high inflation.
Each candidate returned to the familiar lines of attack related to the 2020 election, with Perdue accusing Kemp of splitting the Republican Party and losing the trust of voters.
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“People have lost confidence in you, as well as in the voting system. “You will not acknowledge the fact that you actually certified the election, Governor, without investigation,” Purdue said.
“Mercy, a lot of spaghetti is being thrown at the wall,” Kemp said, adding that the FBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and his own office had conducted investigations.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp watches during the celebration of the victory in the Georgia Bulldogs National Championship on January 15, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland / Getty Images)
Kemp strongly defended his record and expressed irritation at Perdue’s statements. “Senator Purdue is lying about my record because he doesn’t have his own,” Kemp said, a phrase he repeated many times during the one-hour debate.
Purdue accused Kemp of violating his oath by suppressing allegations of voter fraud after the 2020 election, and blamed the governor for his own loss to Democratic Sen. John Osoff in the January 2021 special election.
Purdue insisted he won the special election with 90,000 votes, to which Kemp replied: “If you defeat John Ossoff, why aren’t you a US senator?”
“Because you let him steal the election, Governor,” Purdue said.
At another point, Purdue accused Kemp of refusing to amend election laws after the November 2020 elections to verify signatures, collect ballots and unsecured drop boxes – which he claims contributed to his loss to Ossoff. .
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“Lord of mercy, he’s lying again, people. It’s really sad,” Kemp said. “You can’t go and change the law in the middle of an election that’s going on, which includes your runoff,” he continued.
Purdue defended his proposal to abolish the state income tax and called for the establishment of an “election law enforcement agency that does nothing but enforce election laws.”
FILE – Senator David Purdue, R-Ga., Speaks at the Save the Majority Rally in Augusta, Georgia on December 10, 2020 (AP Photo / John Bazemore, File)
Kemp called Perdue’s plan to end the state income tax “murky math, Washington, D.C.” because it would require an increase in other taxes to offset $ 14 billion in revenue – about half of the state budget. Perdue responded that Kemp had taken “several hundred million dollars” to invest in a development with Rivian Automotive, an electric truck startup that George Soros had invested in earlier this year.
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Perdue also said Georgia would attract more business if crime was lower under Kemp’s supervision and the state had no income tax.
Perdue’s position was that even if Kemp won the primary nomination, he would never receive Trump’s approval – and that would likely mean losing to Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in November.
“I believe with [Trump’s endorsement]and with everyone’s help and vote, we will stop this madness and defeat Stacey Abrams, even though our governor has split the party, “Purdue said.
“I’m here to defend my country, this man sold us to the radical left,” Purdue said.
Kemp insisted he had a record to beat Abrams a second time. “We need to have someone to focus on today and focus on how we win in November – not try to look back like David Purdue and Stacey Abrams and not admit that they lost the election because they didn’t they had a record to win, “Kemp said.
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