Trump ally vows to block ‘the left’ from overseeing key Georgia elections

Former Senator David Perdue, now running for Georgia governor, repeats false election fraud claims on campaign trail

A Republican candidate for governor in Georgia has said he would not let any of the left" run elections in his state, adding repeatedly that it would happen over my dead body" and underscoring the violent tone that has come to shape discourse around democracy in America.

Former Senator David Perdue railed against his Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, in a video of a speech given 4 February in Fayette county. Abrams, a voting rights activist, would be the first Black governor in the state's history if elected.