PERRY, Ga. (AP) – Democrat Michelle Nunn and Republican David Perdue are accusing each other of offering voters false hope, saying their opponent won’t make a difference if elected to Georgia’s open senate seat.
The two, along with Libertarian Amanda Swafford, debated Tuesday before a raucous crowd of several thousand gathered in an arena at the Georgia National State Fair.
Perdue, the former Dollar General CEO, argued Nunn talks about bipartisanship but will be obligated to support President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Nunn, a nonprofit CEO, argued Perdue favors gridlock with his support of last year’s GOP-led government shutdown and his opposition to a bipartisan immigration reform bill.
Swafford, a former city council woman, argued it doesn’t matter which party controls congress and neither Perdue nor Nunn offers anything new.