Nunn pushes back against Perdue’s low blow.

[Raffi Ella]

I'm not sure if this rebuttal is strong enough, but considering Perdue's smear against Nunn also implicates Bush's Foundation, so much so that they've felt the need to speak out against Perdue's attack ad, it could have an impact.

Nunn pushes back against Perdue’s low blow.
09/29/14 10:40 AM—Updated 09/29/14 11:12 AM
By Steve Benen

Nearly every major campaign at some point faces a classic public-relations dilemma: what do you do when a rival launches a scurrilous and untrue attack? You can respond forcefully, running the risk that you’ll bring more attention to the lies, or you can ignore it, running the risk that the lies will go unchallenged and voters might deem them true.

In Georgia’s competitive U.S. Senate race, Michelle Nunn (D) found herself in this exact situation. Republican David Perdue recently approved a National Republican Senatorial Committee attack ad that accused Nunn of funneling money to terrorists while leading former President George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Foundation. Neil Bush, the former president’s son, called the attack “ridiculous” and “shameful,” adding that the allegations make his “blood boil.”

As Benjy Sarlin reported, Nunn is trying to turn Perdue’s attack against him, making his dishonesty a campaign issue.
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The usual rules still apply, of course, and Nunn risks bringing attention to ugly falsehoods, but at the same time there may be real value in raising questions about Perdue’s character. If Nunn’s response succeeds, the question for Georgians to ask themselves is what kind of candidate would launch such an attack, and more to the point, what kind of senator would he be?

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/nunn-pushes-back-against-perdues-low-blow

Bush Family Member Condemns David Perdue For Linking Michelle Nunn To 'Terrorists'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/17/bush-perdue-nunn_n_5838320.html