RINGGOLD, Ga. — Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., said Election Day will be a “day of reckoning” and “renaissance of thinking,” and he expects Republicans to pick up four or five seats in the U.S. Senate.
Speaking Wednesday at a campaign event in Ringgold, Isakson said the federal government has a spending problem and needs more conservative leaders in office.
“It’s all backward, and it’s time we got it straightened out,” he said.
Isakson, who is completing his first term in the Senate after three terms in the U.S. House, faces Georgia Labor Commissioner Mike Thurmond, a Democrat, and former Marine fighter pilot Chuck Donovan, a Libertarian.
Speaking to a crowd of about 75 in the Colonnade Civic Center, Isakson said small businesses face uncertainty in terms of tax increases and health care costs. He said the federal government needs to reduce its role in business and stop deficit spending.