Georgia governor candidate profile: Rick Jackson
- On Monday, Oct. 12, Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson skipped the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Governors Debate, leaving Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms to debate an empty podium.
- Jackson campaigned across Georgia with Governor Brian Kemp instead, citing a scheduling conflict while telling reporters, "Not one of them has mentioned anything about a debate" to voters.
- Bottoms called Jackson a "coward" for declining to participate, saying that skipping the televised debate was a disservice to voters while she defended her record.
- Early voting begins today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the Nov. 3 election, with polling averages showing Jackson leading Bottoms 49 percent to 47 percent.
- President Donald Trump will visit Dalton this Friday to campaign for Jackson as Republicans work to retain control of the governor's office in the closely contested race.
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Jackson campaigns in Savannah as Bottoms appears alone at gubernatorial debate
With early voting set to begin, the race for Georgia governor unfolded on two stages Monday: Republican Rick Jackson rallied supporters in Savannah while Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms answered questions at an Atlanta Press Club debate Jackson declined to attend.
Rick Jackson Didn’t Show Up for Gubernatorial Debate
“Standing beside an empty lectern, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms opened Monday’s debate by accusing Republican Rick Jackson of ducking scrutiny by skipping the showdown,” the Atlanta Journal-Consitution reports. Said Bottoms: “He’d rather hide behind his billions than explain to you his record of making billions off the taxpayers of Georgia.”
Rick Jackson campaigns in Macon ahead of Georgia early voting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson stopped in Macon Monday as part of a statewide campaign tour with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp, one day before early voting begins in the November general election. Jackson is running against Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta. Jackson has also received endorsements...
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