Political Rewind: First Day Of Early Voting In Georgia Sees New Record And First Key Senate Debate

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 3:16 p.m.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The first day of early in-person voting saw record turnout. The Georgia Secretary of State's office says more than 128,500 Georgians cast their ballots on Monday. That number is far above the 90,000 who voted on the first day of early voting in 2016. And, Sen. David Perdue and challenger Jon Ossoff met yesterday in the first televised debate in the race for Perdue\u2019s Senate seat. Both lobbed harsh criticism towards their opponent with just weeks to go in the race.\n\nOur panelists included: Dr. Andra Gillespie, professor of Political Science at Emory University; Donna Lowry, host of Georgia Public Broadcasting's Lawmakers; Riley Bunch, Georgia statehouse reporter for CNHI News; and Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.