WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — David Perdue's gubernatorial campaign made a stop in his home of Houston County Tuesday.
The former US Senator spoke to the group Middle Georgia Republican Women at a business in Warner Robins.
13WMAZ was invited by David Perdue's campaign to cover the event. However, when our crew walked inside, they were told they were not allowed in or to hear what Perdue had to say to his supporters.
Frankie Ross, president of Middle Georgia Republican Women, claimed our crew was not allowed in because there was not enough room for press. Ross also said the event was now a private meeting, despite Perdue's campaign inviting us to the event.
Before the event started, we asked the campaign to ask the women's group to open the meeting. Perdue's staff declined.
Perdue said, "Well, I'm not in charge here. I apologize for that. I appreciate you driving all the way out here. I'll answer any question you like. These ladies are in charge. This is their event. They invited me to come as well."
The campaign did apologize, calling it all "a misunderstanding." However, they still would not allow us inside.
Before Perdue went into the event, the candidate took questions from 13WMAZ in the parking lot of where the event was being held. Perdue said he planned to speak to the crowd on why he's running.
"I love my state, and I just can't stand by and watch Stacey Abrams become Governor. I'm afraid our current governor cannot standup to the onslaught," Perdue said. "We have a divided party right now. The conservatives are divided. I don't think [Kemp] is going to bring them together. I think I have a better shot at doing that."
Perdue hasn't presented his platform for the governor's race just yet, but he did discuss issues he wants to address including ending state income tax, reducing crime, and giving parents' more control over their children's education."
Of course, another topic Perdue repeatedly comes back to is "election integrity." Perdue has continued to push election fraud claims concerning the 2020 election.
"There's been no real outside, independent, objective investigation. Yes, we've heard the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State all brag about it was a clean election, but they have not demonstrated that with outside objective evidence," Perdue said.