How Bottoms Bested Jackson? She Showed Up

After a no-show at the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young debate against Keisha Lance Bottoms on Oct. 12, where Jackson was supposed to campaign with Brian Kemp, many, including Bottoms, questioned Rick Jackson’s commitment. During the Loudermilk-Young debate against an empty podium, Bottoms said, “Rick Jackson refuses to show up and answer unscripted questions before the public and even before the press. And if he does that as a candidate, what should we expect from him if he were ever elected governor? There’s no reason he should not have been here tonight.” Jackson responded to the criticism of him during his press conference in Macon with Brian Kemp to the press, stating, “I have visited thousands of Georgians for the last nine months. I’ve gone hundreds of places. I’ve not had one voter ask me a debate question. That’s not what’s important to them,” Jackson said.

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