{"id":66680,"date":"2021-01-04T09:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=66680"},"modified":"2021-01-05T11:26:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:26:24","slug":"ga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ga. GOP Sen. David Perdue in runoff battle with Democrat Jon Ossoff"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff%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=66680&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><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AP20356686573005-373x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2353950\" style=\"width: 787px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2353950\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2353950 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AP20356686573005-777x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2353950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Milton, Ga. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 11:18 AM PT \u2013 Monday, January 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>GOP Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia native, father and grandfather, has shown time and time again his ability to bounce back in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>As president and CEO of Reebok, Perdue was credited with rejuvenating the sneaker brand, which led to a contract with the National Football League.<\/p>\n<p>As the CEO of Dollar General, he overhauled the company&#8217;s marketing strategy while opening 2,600 new stores across the U.S. This gave Perdue a reputation as a &#8220;turnaround specialist&#8221; who helped to revive brands.<\/p>\n<p>His repeated success took him to his 2016 run for the Senate, where he defeated the Democrat nominee by nearly eight points.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue&#8217;s taken strong stances on issues like the pandemic, where he said the safety and security of all Georgians is his number one focus. He&#8217;s supported the phased reopening of the economy, allowing thousands of residents to return to work, and supported a commonsense plan to help teachers as well as students return to school.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican lawmaker has rolled back regulations on Georgia&#8217;s energy industry as well as community and regional banks. He has also secured billions of dollars in relief to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The America that I believe in will beat this virus, reignite our economy, and create even more jobs. No radical socialist agenda can do that. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GAsen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GAsen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZvnaFfB0fy\">pic.twitter.com\/ZvnaFfB0fy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Perdue (@Perduesenate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Perduesenate\/status\/1330158206824419329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Perdue has supported protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions, while working on streamlining regulations to get life-saving drugs to market faster.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he supports law and order while opposing efforts to defund the police by ensuring law enforcement have the resources they need to protect and serve.<\/p>\n<p>This comes in stark comparison to his opponent, Jon Ossoff, who Perdue has called a &#8220;rubber stamp&#8221; for liberal wishes. Ossoff has supported defunding the police, packing the Supreme Court and overriding Georgia&#8217;s &#8220;right to work&#8221; laws in favor of unions.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue has also shown Ossoff has accepted money from a Chinese Communist Party-tied media company, whose CEO expressed opposition to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. This even led to a heated exchange between the two during a debate in late October.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls put Perdue at a 50-to-46 lead over Ossoff. If you want to contribute to Perdue&#8217;s Senate re-election effort, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/perduesenate.com\/\">https:\/\/perduesenate.com\/ <\/a>\u00a0and click on &#8220;contribute&#8221; in the upper right hand corner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s ALMOST Election Day in Georgia! <\/p>\n<p>Make your voting plan now\u2b07\ufe0f<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pV7uclJ0Qf\">https:\/\/t.co\/pV7uclJ0Qf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z20RI4Tk2p\">pic.twitter.com\/z20RI4Tk2p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GOP (@GOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP\/status\/1346122168099368961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"http:\/\/Sen. David Perdue: China is targeting young impressionable liberals\"> Sen. David Perdue: China is targeting young impressionable liberals<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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