Atlanta, Ga. — Today, investigative journalist and Democratic Nominee for the U.S. Senate in Georgia Jon Ossoff confirmed that he has accepted invitations to participate in five televised general election debates as his opponent, Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.), still refuses to reply to Ossoff’s five-debate challenge.
On June 18, Ossoff challenged Perdue to five live, televised debates throughout Georgia before the general election in November. Perdue has failed to reply.
Today, Ossoff is accepting general election debates with:
- WSB-TV (ABC Atlanta) and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- The Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Public Broadcasting
- WTOC (CBS Savannah)
- WJBF (ABC Augusta)
- CNN
Ossoff is running an open and accessible statewide campaign, having already held and attended over 100 virtual and in person town hall meetings, forums, and public events across Georgia, both in-person and virtually, since launching his campaign last year.
“It is time for Senator Perdue to stop cowering behind his staff and defend his record in public,” Ossoff said.
“Senator Perdue refuses to debate because he can’t defend his indefensible record of widespread disease, mass unemployment, and blatant self-dealing. Perdue has time to sell meetings for corporate PAC checks and trade medical and vaccine stocks during a pandemic, but he refuses to give Georgia voters the public debate they deserve.”
Perdue has never once held a public town hall for his constituents since his election to the U.S. Senate, and is infamous for avoiding questions from his constituents, hiding in airport bathrooms to avoid questions and even stealing a Georgia Tech student’s phone when asked a question in-person and on-camera.
Last week, a devastating new report from CBS46 Atlanta highlighted Perdue’s long-standing habit of avoiding local press interviews and constituent town halls in favor of private meetings with trade groups and associations that bankroll his campaigns.
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