Bottoms, Jackson clash over records in Georgia governor debate

In the first, and possibly only, televised debate between the Georgia gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson traded blows while also agreeing on some policy issues.

The two candidates answered dozens of questions concerning issues from law enforcement to health care in only one minute.

Both Bottoms and Jackson agreed that law enforcement’s use of Flock cameras need more accountability and that Medicaid should be expanded, although they differed on exactly how they would expand it.

Both candidates also attacked each other on their records.

Bottoms depicted Jackson as a yes-man for President Donald Trump.

“My opponent has said he wants to beat Trump’s favorite governor. He wants to be Trump with a Southern tone. He said there’s not a single policy that he disagrees with Trump on,” she said.

Jackson refuted that argument saying that he was independent from influence.

“I don’t owe anybody anything. Nobody’s ever told me what to do. My number one priority is Georgians. It’s you. And I will stand up to anybody,” he said.

Jackson attacked Bottoms on her record in how she handled public safety in Atlanta during her time as mayor while Bottoms attacked Jackson for his leadership of a multibillion-dollar healthcare company.

Watch the full debate here.