Why Jon Ossoff makes such a deadly opponent for David Perdue - OLD Andrew Naughtie © Provided by The Independent
Of the four candidates in Georgia’s twin Senate elections, only one of them is known for his skills on the stump. Jon Ossoff, who is taking on Republican Senator David Perdue, has acquired a reputation as a fiercely smart and sharp-tongued campaigner – and he hasn’t even held elected office before.
Jon Ossoff, a 33-year-old former congressional staffer and investigative journalist, was not a dead cert to make it through the first round of this year’s Senate election. But on 3 November, he polled only 88,000 votes behind Mr Perdue, who fell 0.27 points short of the 50 per cent threshold he needed to meet to avoid a runoff.
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