Georgia Governor's Race: Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson Clash over Debates Before Election
Bottoms says the events will give Georgia voters multiple chances to hear from the candidates as Jackson has agreed to only one debate so far.
- On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she has accepted six televised debates across Georgia, urging Republican nominee Rick Jackson to join her in the remaining five forums.
- Campaign tensions follow months of back-and-forth, as Jackson's team criticized the announcement because Bottoms waited 52 days to accept the October 6 town hall debate originally proposed by Jackson.
- "Only the flailing campaign of a failed politician would spend more than six weeks ducking a debate," Jackson campaign spokesman Garrison Douglas said, adding that Bottoms had "become desperate."
- Bottoms defended her push for more forums, stating "Georgians deserve to hear directly from candidates," while accusing Jackson of hiding "behind his billions of dollars" made off insider state contracts.
- University of Georgia political communications professor David Clementson noted that debates help candidates "crystallize the support" of their bases, though Jackson may feel confident competing in November without every proposed event.
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Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will take the debate stage in October for a gubernatorial town hall as margins tighten between the two candidates vying to lead Georgia. Atlanta News First reported Monday that Jackson and Bottoms have agreed to participate in a live debate on Oct. 6 in Atlanta. Erik Schrader, […]
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