Jon Ossoff announces his candidacy for U.S. Sen. seat currently held by David Perdue

Jon Ossoff announces his candidacy for U.S. Sen. seat currently held by David Perdue / GPB

On this edition of Political Rewind, Gov. Brian Kemp has moved to revitalize the task force assigned to maximize participation among all Georgians in the 2020 census. We ask his press secretary, can immigrant communities be reassured they have no reason to fear being counted? 

The Democratic race for David Perdue’s U.S. Senate seat attracts its highest profile candidate. Jon Ossoff has now announced he’s set his sites on defeating Perdue. What is the potential impact of Ossoff’s announcement?

Also, Stacey Abrams tells national Democrats it would be political malpractice if they do not pull out all the stops to win races on the Georgia ballot next year. What is her detailed proposal for how to win? Our panel weighs in on the effort.

 

Panelists:

Cody Hall -- Gov. Kemp's Press Secretary

Jen Jordan -- State Senator (D - Atlanta)

Patricia Murphy -- Political Columnist

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