With just days before Georgia’s May 20 primary election, the leading Republican candidate has suggested he would support raising taxes as a way to fix the economy. Speaking to editorial board of the Macon Telegraph, businessman David Perdue said he supports “both” curbing government spending and increasing revenue. When a member of the board pointed out that “increasing revenue” is a euphemism for “raising taxes,” Perdue reportedly “chuckled.” 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has more of his remarks: