Perdue declines to participate in debate with Ossoff ahead of Georgia Senate runoff | TheHill - The Hill

Sen. David PerdueDavid PerdueJohn Ossoff attributes close Georgia Senate race to Black voter turnout Profiles in cowardice: Trump's Senate enablers Moore: Trump is 'a little grouchy' over election results MORE (R-Ga.) will not participate in a debate with Jon Ossoff, his Democratic challenger in one of two Georgia Senate races headed for a runoff in January, the incumbent's campaign said.

Perdue's campaign informed the Atlanta Press Club, which was set to host a debate early next month, that the senator would not attend, according to CNN.

The Democratic challenger took aim at Perdue following news that he had declined to participate, dubbing him "David 'empty podium' Perdue."

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— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) November 16, 2020

"The runoff in Georgia is an extension of the November 3rd general election, where 52 percent of Georgians voted against Jon Ossoff and his radical agenda. Perdue had a commanding first place win, outpacing Ossoff by over 85,000 votes — in nearly every other state, Perdue would have been re-elected already," Perdue's campaign manager told CNN in a statement.

Perdue led Ossoff by fewer than 100,000 votes following an initial tally in Georgia.

Georgia's two Senate seats could decide the balance of power in the Senate, as a 50-50 split would give the deciding vote to the incoming vice president, Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisDear fellow Black voters: Thank you Biden presents new challenge for Boris Johnson Moore: Trump is 'a little grouchy' over election results MORE.

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President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenObama: US 'adversaries have seen us weakened' US sees 1M new coronavirus cases in one week GOP shows limited appetite for pursuing Biden probes MORE (D) holds a narrow lead over President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhitmer responds to Atlas: I won't 'be bullied into not following reputable scientists' Obama: US 'adversaries have seen us weakened' Obama describes wife Michelle's resistance to presidential ambitions MORE in Georgia, which is set to conduct a hand recount of presidential ballots. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race, although other news outlets and projected the former vice president as the victor in Georgia.  

--Updated at 9:50 a.m.

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