Jack Kingston, David Perdue hone attacks in Georgia Senate debate | Times Free Press

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican Senate candidates Jack Kingston and David Perdue sharpened their attacks on each other during a heated debate Sunday with just over a week to go before their runoff election.

Perdue, the former CEO of Dollar General and Reebok, repeatedly blasted Kingston, an 11-term congressman, as being part of the problem in Washington and failing to take action to cut spending, reduce the federal debt and turn back bad regulations.

“We’ve become less and less competitive on this congressman’s watch,” Perdue said. “We’ve lost our competitive edge on many parts of the world.”

Kingston responded by touting his commitment to his constituents in coastal Georgia, pointing to his repeated town hall meetings and arguing Perdue is the one who is “out of touch.”

“Your whole lifestyle is based in a different way,” Kingston told Perdue. “You live inside a gate inside a gated community with a gate on your house. I think being a public servant is being public and knowing how to serve.”

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