Candidates for Georgia statewide office face off in Atlanta Press Club debates
Candidates pressed plans for housing, voting rules and Medicaid expansion as early voting nears, with one gubernatorial opponent skipping the debate.
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Georgia GOP nominee skips debate, leaving Keisha Lance Bottoms with empty podium
Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson skipped the Atlanta Press Club's governor's debate Monday night, leaving Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms to field questions from journalists beside an empty podium on the eve of early voting.
Democrat ‘Debates’ Empty Podium After Republican Is No-Show for Georgia Gov Debate
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, debated an empty podium Monday evening after her GOP opponent, healthcare CEO Rick Jackson, failed to show up. The post Democrat ‘Debates’ Empty Podium After Republican Is No-Show for Georgia Gov Debate first appeared on Mediaite.
DPG Statement on Tonight’s Atlanta Press Club Gubernatorial Debate
Tonight, Keisha Lance Bottoms took the stage alone at the Atlanta Press Club debate, and Rick Jackson became the first gubernatorial candidate – Democrat or Republican – to refuse to participate since 1994. Throughout the hour-long event, Keisha Lance Bottoms outlined her positive vision for Georgia while also holding Rick Jackson accountable for his extensive record of rigging the system against Georgians and profiting off of Donald Trump’s age…
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