Georgia’s gubernatorial candidates on Monday night debated their views on abortion, the economy, crime, voting, and education, among other issues in Atlanta ahead of the midterm elections.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.), the incumbent, faced Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams and Libertarian nominee Shane Hazel.
Kemp said he “would not” go beyond his 2019 bill banning abortions in Georgia once a fetal heartbeat is detected at around six weeks. He said he’d rather focus on tackling inflation, high gas prices, and economic pressures which he attributed to Democrat policies.
Abrams, who lost the gubernatorial race to Kemp in 2018, framed Kemp’s stance on abortion as denying women “access to reproductive care,” and as extreme….