Candidate Makes Giant Fink of Ga. Governor
Republican gubernatorial candidate Sonny Perdue is facing sharp criticism, and not just from Democrats, for a campaign video that depicts Gov. Roy Barnes as a giant rat.
Perdue plans to send 2,000 copies to supporters, and the short movie was made available free on his Web site.
Perdue’s challengers in the Republican primary called the video “disgusting” and called on Perdue to stop distributing it.
“It’s like a 1970s Godzilla movie. It’s funny. We don’t think people are going to overthink it too much,” said an aide to Perdue.
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