ICYMI – Senator David Perdue Joins Erick Erickson Show
Today, U.S. Senator David Perdue joined The Erick Erickson Show to discuss his 2020 re-election campaign as the original outsider, bipartisan police reform, and exposing the Democrats’ socialist agenda. Here are some highlights:
LISTEN to David’s interview with Erick Erickson here.
On Meaningful Solutions For Police Reform:
“All the deaths that we’ve seen at the hands of the police are just outrageous. Loss of life is a serious issue, and I think we all know that we’ve got to do something about that. But imagine a world without some sort of exercising of the law. One of the things that sets America apart from the rest of the world is our rule of law. It needs to be applied, but it needs to be applied fairly in every community. That’s where we’ve had a breakdown. There’s a loss of confidence in some communities, and I personally think we can fix that. Senate Republicans are going to drive a bill that will actually make a difference with body cameras, more training to de-escalate, and making the police reflect the demographic nature of the communities they serve.”
On His Commitment To Equality:
“I’ve been involved with this since I was a kid. I grew up in Middle Georgia. My dad integrated one of the first school systems in Georgia. I worked for a Head Start program. I was involved in a literacy effort. I was Chairman of the National Commission on Adult Literacy for a while. This is close to my heart.”
On Being The Original Outsider:
“I’m an outsider to this whole political process. Even though I’ve been here for five years, I’m still the outsider in the belly of the beast. I see this with a different perspective. First of all, I don’t like career politicians. I don’t think that’s what the Founders had in mind. Second of all, I think we have an onslaught right now where the Democrats are targeting Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Maine. They’ve added Iowa and Montana…What we’ve got to do is make sure people know the truth. I trust the voters of Georgia. We’re going to do something that was not done in 2018. We’re going to expose all these radical policies that the Democrats are trying to perpetrate on America.”
On The Stark Contrast With Inexperienced, Privileged Liberal Jon Ossoff:
“The only thing that I’ve seen he’s been able to do is spend his daddy’s money and have this sort of fake career. Look, we told the people of Georgia why I was running in 2014. My mom and dad were public school teachers, I grew up working on our family farms, worked my way through school, and had a business career. I grew up in a pyramid of performance in my career, and that’s something we’ll talk about.”