Tag: David Perdue

Democrats win control of Senate after Warnock, Ossoff victories

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Democrats have won control of the Senate after securing victories in two runoff races in Georgia, a historic shift that will effectively give the party full control of the government under President-elect Joe Biden.

Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), while Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated Sen. David Perdue, in hotly contested runoff races, giving each party 50 seats in the Senate. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will cast the tie-breaking votes, giving Democrats control of the Senate for the first time since 2014.

Warnock’s victory over Loeffler was called early Wednesday morning. The race between Ossoff and Perdue was closer and was not called until the afternoon, as police clashed with a right-wing mob that stormed Capitol Hill to disrupt the Electoral College vote count. Continue reading.

Kamala Harris team strikes back after David Perdue’s ‘incredibly racist’ attack on her name

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Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia was denounced for being “incredibly racist” Friday night after he willfully mispronounced the name of his Senate colleague Kamala Harris, the Democrat from California and her party’s vice presidential nominee, at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump.

Perdue—currently in a heated reelection campaign of his own against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff—was just completing his introduction for Trump at the rally in Macon, Georgia when he referred to Harris as “Kah-mah-lah? Kah-MAH-lah? Kamala-mala-mala” and then said: “I don’t know. Whatever.”

While the Perdue campaign said the GOP senator “didn’t mean anything by it,” it was clear from the laughter by the predominantly white Republican crowd that the overt dogwhistle had its intended effect. Continue reading.

Sen. David Perdue Intentionally Butchers Sen. Kamala Harris’ Name at Trump Bash

Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) mispronounced Sen. Kamala Harris’ name while speaking before President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia on Friday night. Emphasizing different syllables, Perdue said, “Kamala, Kamala, kamala-mala-mala—I don’t know—whatever.” The two have worked together in the Senate for nearly four years, presumably allowing him ample time to learn her name. The attack echoes Trump’s continued refusal to pronounce Harris’ name correctly. A spokesman for Perdue tweeted, “Senator Perdue simply mispronounced Senator Harris’ name, and he didn’t mean anything by it.” The Georgia Republican faces a tight re-election race in November, and his Democratic opponent Jon Ossoff pounced on the gaffe: “My opponent, GOP Sen. David Perdue of anti-Semitic attack ad infamy, just mocked Sen. Harris’ name as ‘Kamala-mala-mala-whatever’ at a Trump rally.” In July, Perdue’s campaign published a Facebook ad attacking Ossoff using an image of him with an enlarged nose. Ossoff is Jewish. The Republican’s campaign pulled the ad. View the post and tweet here.

GOP senator defends segregationist: It’s just ‘one issue’

The following article by Oliver Willis was posted on the ShareBlue.com website August 29, 2018:

David Perdue opposes renaming the Russell Senate building after late Sen. John McCain, despite Russell’s history of racism and pro-segregation activism.

Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) speaking at the Turning Point High School Leadership Summit in Washington, DC Credit:  Michael Brochstein, Sipa USA via AP Images

Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) is opposing the effort to rename the Russell Senate Office building after the late Senator John McCain, and minimized the pro-segregation legacy of the building’s current namesake, Sen. Richard Russell Jr. (R-GA).

On Tuesday, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) proposed the building be renamed after McCain, noting Russell was “an avowed opponent of civil rights and the architect of the Southern filibuster that long delayed its passage.”

In response, Sen. Perdue told reporters he does not want the segregationist’s name removed. In his remarks, Perdue reduced Russell’s support for white supremacy to just “one issue.”