The reviews are in and it’s clear that unelected Senator and “political mega-donor” Kelly Loeffler lost last night’s Atlanta Press Club debate. Loeffler could not defend her toxic record of shady, well-timed stock trades, her messy conflicts of interest, and putting herself ahead of Georgians, so she spent the entire debate repeating tired and scripted talking points, dodging basic questions, and refusing multiple times to admit – more than a month after November’s election – that Trump lost Georgia and the presidential race.
Don’t just take our word for it – check out the coverage of Loeffler’s performance:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Loeffler “refused multiple times to answer whether President Donald Trump had lost the 2020 election, including Georgia”
11Alive: Loeffler “was also asked several times if she believes Trump lost Georgia with the state’s election results certified… Each time, she didn’t directly say if Trump did or didn’t lose – a point Warnock addressed.”
Associated Press: In Georgia, Loeffler again refuses to say Trump lost
New York Times: In Georgia Debate, Kelly Loeffler Won’t Say Trump Lost
Washington Post: “Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler repeatedly declined to say who won the 2020 election during Sunday’s debate in one of the U.S. Senate races in Georgia that will determine the balance of power in Washington. Loeffler was asked about President Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud in Georgia at least five times and ducked at every turn.”
Washington Post’s Senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan: “Kelly Loeffler refused to acknowledge that President Trump lost the election.”
Reuters: Georgia Republican Senator Loeffler dodges questions on Trump during debate with challenger Warnock
POLITICO: Loeffler doesn’t acknowledge Trump’s defeat in only Georgia runoff debate
CNN: “Loeffler was asked repeatedly during the debate to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was rigged and did not directly answer questions on several occasions.”
CNN’s Maeve Reston: Loeffler “sounded almost robotic… just sort of repeating the same phrases, and again that’s been the consistent criticism of her.”
NBC News: “Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., repeatedly refused to acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost last month’s election in a debate Sunday evening against her Democratic challenger, Raphael Warnock.”
CBS News: Kelly Loeffler repeats Trump didn’t lose 2020 election during Georgia Senate debate against Raphael Warnock
The Grio: “During the debate, Loeffler also refused to acknowledge Trump’s defeat in this year’s election, despite Biden picking up 306 electoral votes and most states, including Georgia, certifying their votes. Interestingly, she also refused to back up Trump’s claim that the election was rigged nor did she answer the question of whether she agreed with Trump’s attacks on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, for not backing Trump’s false voter fraud claims.”
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