Jon Ossoff, Democratic candidate for Senate in Georgia went viral for his blistering takedown of incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue during their debate on Wednesday night.
Ossoff destroyed Perdue in just 1:11 by going after him on everything from his questionable stock trades to his vote, four times to end protections for Americans living with preexisting conditions. The clip of the exchange posted by Ossoff on Twitter, has been viewed over six million times.
“Perhaps Senator Perdue would have been able to respond properly to the COVID-19 pandemic if you hadn’t been fending off multiple federal investigations for insider trading. It’s not just that you’re a crook, senator. It’s that you’re attacking the health of the people that you represent. You did say COVID-19 was no deadlier than the flu. You did say there would be no significant uptick in cases. All the while, you were looking after your own assets and your own portfolio, and you did vote four times to end protections for pre-existing conditions. Four times. And the legislation that you tout, the Protect Act, it includes loopholes that specifically allow insurance companies to deny policies to Georgians with pre-existing conditions. Can you look down the camera and tell the people of this state why you voted four times to allow insurance companies to deny us health coverage because we may suffer from diabetes or heart disease or asthma or have cancer in remission? Why, senator?”
The race is considered to be a ‘toss-up”. A Monmouth poll out this month shows Ossoff with a 2 point advantage. But, according to RealClear Politics polling averages, Perdue has a less than 1 point lead. Perdue won this seat in 2014 by 8 points.
