5 Takeaways From the Abrams-Kemp Debate in Georgia
5 Takeaways From the Abrams-Kemp Debate in Georgia
Reid J. Epstein and Maya King -
Monday’s debate lineup included Senate contests in Ohio and Utah. See our coverage of the J.D. Vance-Tim Ryan debate, and read five takeaways from Utah.
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Stacey Abrams, the Democrat he narrowly beat in 2018 who is challenging him again in 2022, have spent the last four years preparing for a rematch.
Monday night’s debate in Atlanta, the lone time during this year’s campaign for Georgia governor that the candidates were scheduled to appear onstage together, was a demonstration of the political animus the two have had toward each other. Both Mr. Kemp and Ms. Abrams came versed in the other’s record — Ms. Abrams on Mr. Kemp’s tenure as governor (and, before that, secretary of state and state senator), and Mr. Kemp largely on statements Ms. Abrams has made as a candidate and as Georgia’s top Democratic political organizer.
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Reid J. Epstein and Maya King -
Monday’s debate lineup included Senate contests in Ohio and Utah. See our coverage of the J.D. Vance-Tim Ryan debate, and read five takeaways from Utah.
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Stacey Abrams, the Democrat he narrowly beat in 2018 who is challenging him again in 2022, have spent the last four years preparing for a rematch.
Monday night’s debate in Atlanta, the lone time during this year’s campaign for Georgia governor that the candidates were scheduled to appear onstage together, was a demonstration of the political animus the two have had toward each other. Both Mr. Kemp and Ms. Abrams came versed in the other’s record — Ms. Abrams on Mr. Kemp’s tenure as governor (and, before that, secretary of state and state senator), and Mr. Kemp largely on statements Ms. Abrams has made as a candidate and as Georgia’s top Democratic political organizer.
READ MORE: 5 Takeaways From the Abrams-Kemp Debate in Georgia https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/5-...
The debate, which also included a low-polling Libertarian candidate, Shane Hazel, was a substantive hour that allowed Mr. Kemp and Ms. Abrams to demonstrate the stark differences between them. Few undecided voters who watched would be confused about how either would seek to govern.