Headline Roundup • December 7th, 2020
Georgia Senate Candidates Debate Ahead of Consequential Runoff Elections
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Fox News Digital
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock is facing criticism from Republicans after he would not denounce socialism when his opponent, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., asked him to do so during their debate Sunday night.
Loeffler brought up how Warnock has supported redistribution of income and praised Marxism in his past writings and asked her opponent to clarify his stance on the issue by denouncing socialism and Marxism.
The Hill
Democrat Jon Ossoff debated an empty podium on Sunday night, repeatedly blasting his opponent, Georgia Sen. David Perdue (R), for refusing to participate in the debate.
Ossoff and Perdue are facing off in one of the two Jan. 5 Senate runoffs in in the Peach State.
Atlanta’s Fox5 evening anchor Russ Spencer, who moderated the debate, introduced the candidates, with the camera showing an empty podium as he introduced Perdue. Spencer explained that the Georgia senator “declined to participate."
Associated Press Fact Check
Sen. Kelly Loeffler repeatedly refused to acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost reelection in November, as she debated her Democratic opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock, ahead of twin Georgia runoff elections that will determine which party controls the Senate.
Asked specifically about President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia and whether she agreed with Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread voter fraud, Loeffler sidestepped the matter during a debate Sunday.
Although Trump has lost round after round of court challenges in Georgia and other battleground states, and Georgia’s results were certified last month,...
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