{"id":1091356,"date":"2021-12-06T19:46:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1091356"},"modified":"2021-12-06T19:47:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:47:16","slug":"david-perdue-announces-run-for-georgia-governor-over-my-dead-body-will-stacey-abrams-control-our-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-perdue-announces-run-for-georgia-governor-over-my-dead-body-will-stacey-abrams-control-our-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"David Perdue Announces Run for Georgia Governor: \u2018Over My Dead Body\u2019 Will Stacey Abrams Control Our Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdavid-perdue-announces-run-for-georgia-governor-over-my-dead-body-will-stacey-abrams-control-our-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1091356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) officially launched his bid for Georgia governor on Monday, taking aim at the lead Democrat candidate, Stacey Abrams, in a video announcing his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue, a wealthy businessman who served in the U.S. Senate in Georgia from 2015 to 2021, opened his campaign message by saying he decided to run because he wanted to ensure Abrams, a widely known leftist activist and prolific Democrat fundraiser, would \u201cnever\u201d be the governor of Georgia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, Abrams will smile, lie, and cheat to transform Georgia into her radical vision of a state that would look more like California or New York,\u201d Perdue stated in his announcement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5239616613419\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m running for Governor to make sure Stacey Abrams is NEVER Governor of Georgia. We need bold conservatives who will stand up to the woke left, not cave to their radical demands. Join me in this fight to Stop Stacey and Save Georgia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQMMV97ynw\">pic.twitter.com\/iQMMV97ynw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Perdue (@Perduesenate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Perduesenate\/status\/1467867767281831938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Perdue\u2019s candidacy sets the stage for a competitive primary battle against incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R), with former state Rep. Vernon Jones, a Democrat-turned-Republican, also in the mix of contenders.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Abrams, Perdue took aim at Kemp in his announcement, lumping Kemp in with his unpopular secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, saying, \u201cUnfortunately, today we are divided, and Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger are to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perdue added, \u201cLook, I like Brian. This isn\u2019t personal. It\u2019s simple. He has failed all of us and cannot win in November. Instead of protecting our elections, he caved to Abrams and cost us the Senate majority and gave Joe Biden free reign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kemp has faced enormous backlash from former President Donald Trump and his supporters for his handling of the 2020 presidential election and subsequent runoffs in Georgia, where Democrats stunningly swept the state by razor-thin margins. Trump, after coming in just about 12,000 votes shy of President Joe Biden out of more than five million votes cast, claimed the election was \u201crigged\u201d and that Kemp should have done more to address Republican concerns of fraud.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17638610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1227990298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17638610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1227990298.jpg\" alt=\"ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 10: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference announcing statewide expanded COVID testing on August 10, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Recently a high school in Georgia had to switch back to virtual learning after 9 people tested positive for the coronavirus when the school opened for regular in-person classes. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference on August 10, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThink about how different it would be today if Kemp had fought Abrams first instead of fighting Trump. Kemp caved before the election and the country is paying the price today,\u201d Perdue said. In his pursuit for reelection to the Senate, Perdue, along with former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), narrowly lost their runoff races in January.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Kemp, for his part, has maintained that he did everything he could to address Trump\u2019s gripes, saying he, too, shares in the former president\u2019s frustrations. Kemp, during the aftermath of the election, said however that he had to operate within the confines of Georgia law, which both prevented him from interfering with the election and also sequestered some election-related powers like audits to the secretary of state\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams, who lost to Kemp in the 2018 governor\u2019s race, is a vocal voting rights activist who has called for loosening ballot restrictions to make voting easier. Abrams has been largely credited with Democrats ultimately eking out their wins in the last election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd let me be very clear \u2013 over my dead body will we EVER give Stacy Abrams control of our elections again,\u201d Perdue noted in his statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15093692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1282036070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15093692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1282036070.jpg\" alt=\"LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams waits to speak at a Democratic canvass kickoff as she campaigns for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at Bruce Trent Park on October 24, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In-person early voting for the general election in the battleground state began on October 17 and continues through October 30. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams waits to speak at a Democrat canvass kickoff as she campaigns for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on October 24, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kemp spokesman Cody Hall responded to Perdue\u2019s gubernatorial bid on Sunday when reports surfaced that the former senator would be challenging Kemp. Hall stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p>The man who lost Republicans the United States Senate and brought the last year of skyrocketing inflation, open borders, runaway government spending, and woke cancel culture upon the American people now wants to lose the Georgia governor\u2019s office to the national face of the radical left movement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.390977443609\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrianKempGA<\/a> campaign spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodyHallGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CodyHallGA<\/a> issues a scathing statement after reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Perduesenate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Perduesenate<\/a> will enter the 2022 race for Georgia governor on Monday.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX5Atlanta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOX5Atlanta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pLXKcnLazn\">pic.twitter.com\/pLXKcnLazn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Claire Simms (@Claire_FOX5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Claire_FOX5\/status\/1467576873966346247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump, who has repeatedly blasted Kemp over the election, is expected to throw his support behind Perdue. The former president issued a statement to that effect on Monday, saying, \u201cWow, it looks like highly respected Senator David Perdue will be running against RINO Brian Kemp for Governor of Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added, \u201cThis will be very interesting, and I can\u2019t imagine that Brian Kemp, who has hurt election integrity in Georgia so badly, can do well at the ballot box (unless the election is rigged, of course).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) officially launched his bid for Georgia governor on Monday, taking aim at the lead Democrat candidate, Stacey Abrams, in a video announcing his candidacy. 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