Georgia gubernatorial candidates Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams are debating for the final time before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Follow along with Axios. 👇
continuing to show Abrams trailing Kemp, the candidates' final debate poses one more opportunity for the Democratic challenger to change the perception that momentum is not on her side while onstage alongside him.vowing to "keep Georgia the best state in the country to live, work and raise our family."
Abrams pointed to work she's done through her nonprofits. “Elections are a choice. A choice between where we are and where we want to be. What does the next Georgia look like?"Kemp dodged a question asking whether he would sign any additional hypothetical abortion restrictions, however he said it is not his “desire to move the needle any further on this issue.”and Abrams has tried to mine that on the campaign trail after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Kemp defended his anti-abortion stance, even though polls show a majority of Georgians do not support it: “Nobody’s going to agree with the governor every single time on every single issue but at least I’ve been transparent.” Abrams underlined his hedge. “Under this governor women are in danger,” she said, citing dismal maternal mortality rates in the state. “Brian Kemp does not have a plan for the lives of women who are being forced to carry pregnancies to term.”While attacking Kemp on abortion, Abrams tied him to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker.
Kemp, has scarcely appeared on the campaign trail with Walker. But while he recently said he voted for Walker, he has dodged questions from reporters about Walker’s