{"id":135227,"date":"2021-02-15T20:40:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T01:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=135227"},"modified":"2021-02-15T20:58:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T01:58:05","slug":"perdue-files-with-fec-leaning-heavily-toward-challenging-raphael-warnock-in-2022-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perdue-files-with-fec-leaning-heavily-toward-challenging-raphael-warnock-in-2022-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Perdue Files With FEC, \u2018Leaning Heavily Toward\u2019 Challenging Raphael Warnock In 2022 Senate Race"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fperdue-files-with-fec-leaning-heavily-toward-challenging-raphael-warnock-in-2022-senate-race%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=135227&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-528312490-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>David Perdue lost re-election to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in Georgia\u2019s Senate runoff election on January 5, with Ossoff winning by just over 93,000 votes (2%). It now seems that Perdue is considering a 2022 Senate run against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who beat Kelly Loeffler in Georgia\u2019s special election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/perdue-files-to-run-for-senate-against-warnock-in-2022\"><span>Fox News<\/span><\/a><span>, Perdue filed Federal Election Commission (FEC) paperwork on Monday evening \u201cto become a candidate to run for Senate in 2022.\u201d The paperwork designated a \u201cprincipal campaign committee,\u201d titled \u201cPerdue for Senate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Warnock defeated Loeffler \u2014 who was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on December 4, 2019 after Johnny Isakson announced his resignation for health reasons \u2014 on January 5, also by just over 93,000 votes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPerdue has not formally announced his candidacy for 2022, but the filing of paperwork on Monday is a key step in that direction, a source familiar told Fox News, saying the former senator will be making a final decision in the weeks ahead,\u201d reported Fox News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/politics-blog\/perdue-explores-senate-comeback-bid-against-warnock-in-2022\/ZPYGUCAUIFCKRODBPA2PS4CCDE\/\"><span>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/span><\/a> <span>(AJC), \u201cA senior Perdue adviser characterized the filing as a necessary legal step, but added that the former senator is \u2018leaning heavily toward\u2019 running again. If Perdue runs, the adviser said, he will decide by March 1, put together a campaign team and announce in April.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnother person close to Perdue said the former senator was \u2018keeping the powder dry and all options open\u2019 if he decides to pull the trigger,\u201d the AJC report added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other candidates being discussed as Republican candidates for Georgia\u2019s 2022 Senate race include UGA Heisman Trophy winner and National Championship football player Herschel Walker \u2014 who endorsed Loeffler during the US Senate primary race \u2014 and former Rep. Doug Collins \u2014 who competed with Loeffler for Republican votes in November 3rd\u2019s election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After Warnock and Ossoff won their runoff elections, the Democrats were handed effective control of the U.S. Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris holding a tie-breaking vote. It was also the first time a Democrat had won a Georgia Senate seat since Max Cleland in 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Perdue lost re-election to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in Georgia\u2019s Senate runoff election on January 5, with Ossoff winning by just over 93,000 votes (2%). 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