With just over a week to go before Republicans in Georgia head back to the polls to pick their nominee for Governor in the Aug. 10 runoff election, the two candidates are stepping up their rhetoric. In a debate over the weekend, former Secretary of State Karen Handel — one of Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” — told her opponent, former Rep. Nathan Deal, that the attack ads of the runoff were nothing compared to what’s coming when the winner of the Republican primary squares off against the Democratic nominee, former Gov. Roy Barnes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=123179