Mr. Kemp redoubled his support for a bill banning the teaching of “divisional concepts” about race and history, saying Republicans in the state “passed this piece of legislation to make sure our kids aren’t indoctrinated in our schools.” , and that curricula should focus on ‘the facts, not one’s ideology’.
But Mr. Perdue accused Mr. Kemp of negating his responsibility to protect students, parents and teachers alike. “They need to make sure the wakeful crowd doesn’t take over the schools, and you left them high and dry,” he said, claiming that the schools in Atlanta “taught kids that voter identification is racist.”
In response to a question about Latino voters, Mr. Perdue criticized Mr. Kemp’s record on immigration, recalling a 2018 campaign ad in which Mr. Kemp promised to use his own pickup truck to “pick up illegal immigrants.” to take”.
‘Governor, what happened? Is your pickup broken?” asked Mr. Perdue.
Mr Kemp said the Covid-19 pandemic had intervened, saying “packing” people would have only helped spread the infection in the state – then reminded voters of the defeat yet again from Mr Perdue last year.
“The fact is, if you hadn’t lost your race to Jon Ossoff, we wouldn’t have lost control of the Senate, and we wouldn’t have had the disaster we have in Washington now,” said Mr. Kemp.
Some clear policy breaks on Georgia-specific issues emerged.
The two had opposing views about a new electric truck manufacturing plant being built by Rivian Automotive in the state. Mr. Kemp praised the project for the thousands of jobs it is expected to create, while Mr. Perdue cited an investment by Democratic megadonor George Soros to dismiss Rivian as a “wake-up company,” saying the project would save tax dollars from Georgians would bend over in Mr. Soros’ pocket.
Perdue attacked Mr. Kemp from several angles because of the rising crime rate in Atlanta, saying the governor had shrunk the size of the Georgia State Patrol and berating him for not behind an attempt by some residents of Atlanta’s wealthy Buckhead neighborhood. alarmed at the increase in violent crime, stood to secede from the city.