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Updated Oct. 17, 2022, 7:28 p.m. ET
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, a Republican who is seeking a 2nd term, is facing disconnected against Stacey Abrams, his Democratic opponent, connected a statement signifier for the archetypal clip since their 2018 matchup. They are joined by a lesser-known Libertarian candidate, Shane Hazel.
The debate, hosted by the Atlanta Press Club, got underway astatine 7 p.m. Eastern and is being broadcast connected Georgia nationalist tv and streamed connected Georgia Public Radio and YouTube. Our reporters are offering unrecorded updates and investigation here.
Both Mr. Kemp and Ms. Abrams are expected to usage the statement signifier to marque their closing arguments to Georgia voters connected the archetypal time of the state’s aboriginal voting period. Democrats person been the astir vocal successful encouraging their basal to formed ballots earlier Election Day successful an effort to place enthusiasm gaps and blunt immoderate antagonistic effects that they accidental Georgia’s caller voting law, S.B. 202, could person connected Black and low-income voters.
Voting rights issues person taken up little oxygen this twelvemonth than they did successful 2018, with wellness attraction and the system alternatively occupying a cardinal role. Ms. Abrams has repeatedly condemned Mr. Kemp for supporting authorities that would outlaw termination astatine six weeks of pregnancy. She amplified those criticisms aft a large trauma halfway successful Atlanta closed, arguing that 4 much years of his governorship would further harm women successful the state.
Mr. Kemp has mostly avoided talking astir abortion, seeking to necktie Ms. Abrams to nationalist Democrats connected issues similar the system and ostentation and informing against a “Biden-Abrams agenda” for Georgians.
Ms. Abrams, who trails Mr. Kemp by 5 to 10 percent points successful astir polls, volition effort to usage Monday’s matchup to adjacent the spread with Mr. Kemp. National Democrats, including the archetypal lady, Jill Biden, and Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington State, person joined Ms. Abrams connected the run way recently. And erstwhile President Barack Obama is scheduled to sojourn the authorities connected Oct. 28 to stump for her and the remainder of the Democratic ticket.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:44 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
Abrams is taking the other attack of astir Democrats moving for bureau this twelvemonth who are arguing that things are going beauteous well, fixed that Joe Biden is the president. Abrams conscionable blamed Kemp for a laundry database of ills successful Georgia — rising crime, higher location prices, much weapon unit — that astir Republicans elsewhere effort to blasted Democrats for.
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Oct. 17, 2022, 7:41 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
For immoderate other is happening during this debate, it is serving arsenic a wide presumption of the competing visions of the authorities presented by Kemp and Abrams. Kemp’s statement is that things are going great, portion Abrams keeps speaking to a populace — chiefly radical of colour — who consciousness near down nether Republican enactment successful the state.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:40 p.m. ET
Maya King
A sore spot for Georgia Republicans is the 2020 U.S. Senate predetermination that Kelly Loeffler lost. Loeffler was appointed by Kemp. Asked if helium regrets that appointment, helium says nary and laments Republicans’ lag successful grass-roots turnout strategies.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:37 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
One of Abrams’s governmental tricks is speaking astir a satellite that doesn’t truly exist. Asked however she’d enact her proposals with a Republican-controlled State Legislature, she says, “I don’t judge determination is staunch opposition.” That is wishful thinking.
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Oct. 17, 2022, 7:34 p.m. ET
Maya King
The back-and-forth betwixt Kemp and Abrams connected Georgia's excess wealth that was allocated for Covid-19 alleviation is 1 of the clearest distillations of their differences. Kemp has projected utilizing it for taxation relief. Abrams has advocated putting it toward caller authorities programs.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:33 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
The statement has moved connected to a treatment astir nationalist acquisition successful Georgia, which is apt to beryllium a constituent of spot for Kemp. He utilized a fund surplus this twelvemonth to springiness each of the state’s nationalist schoolhouse teachers a $5,000 bonus.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:31 p.m. ET
Maya King
Kemp and Abrams brought their campaign-trail connection to the statement signifier tonight. The difference, now, is that Kemp is bringing his second-term plan, too.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:31 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
It’s wide midway done this statement that Kemp and Abrams inactive loathe each other. They person their talking points and rebuttals down pat successful addressing each other, but some were thrown off-balance erstwhile confronted by the Libertarian candidate, Hazel.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:27 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
While Abrams utilized her question to Hazel to onslaught Kemp, Kemp does not, alternatively trying to support himself against Hazel’s attacks.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:27 p.m. ET
Maya King
In asking Kemp if helium wants to “apologize” for his handling of the pandemic, Hazel, the Libertarian, is trying to deed a nerve. The pandemic has been a large portion of the governor’s run connection — helium was 1 of the archetypal governors to re-open Georgia businesses, against nationalist wellness guidance, successful 2020.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:23 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
Given an accidental to question Kemp, Abrams asks him if helium has immoderate plans to alteration a radical equity spread for minority-owned businesses. Kemp pivots to his grounds of re-opening the state’s businesses and schools during the pandemic.
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Oct. 17, 2022, 7:21 p.m. ET
Maya King
We’ve waded into a beauteous policy-heavy information of the debate, which has shifted to China and its alleged engagement successful Georgia’s cultivation industry. In this information of the debate, wherever candidates get to inquire 1 different questions, Abrams has posed hers to the Libertarian candidate, Hazel, astir China.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:15 p.m. ET
Maya King
Kemp has agelong tried to necktie Abrams to the question to defund the police. His archetypal question to her successful the 2nd circular of the statement is astir however galore members of instrumentality enforcement person endorsed her. “Unlike you, I don’t person the luxury of relying connected slogans to picture my presumption connected nationalist safety,” she responds.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:15 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
Hazel could person a important interaction connected the predetermination if he, arsenic different Libertarians person successful past races, pulls votes distant from Kemp and forces Abrams and Kemp into a runoff if nary 1 gets astatine slightest 50 percent of the vote.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:14 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
There is besides a 3rd campaigner successful this debate: a Libertarian, Shane Hazel, who seemingly past ran for bureau arsenic a Republican.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:12 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
Abrams continues to onslaught Kemp’s stewardship of Georgia’s elections during his tenure arsenic caput of state. “We request a politician who believes successful the close to vote,” she says. Kemp responds by stating that elector turnout has accrued successful each predetermination and accusing Abrams of lying astir his record.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:11 p.m. ET
Maya King
The adjacent large question of the nighttime is to Abrams, connected her now-infamous 2018 nonconcession speech, successful which she acknowledged Kemp’s triumph but said she would not concede due to the fact that of the state’s voting laws. Asked if she would concede the 2022 contention if she lost, she says she would "always admit the result of elections” but would not basal down successful her propulsion against unfair voting laws.
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Oct. 17, 2022, 7:11 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
Abrams gets the evident question — aft refusing to concede her 2018 nonaccomplishment to Kemp, would she perpetrate to accepting the 2022 results? She gives a patented dodge, saying the strategy was unfair. “I volition ever admit the result of elections,” she says.
Oct. 17, 2022, 7:05 p.m. ET
Maya King
Kemp conscionable got a question connected whether helium would backmost further restrictions connected abortion. He says helium would not and pivots to the economy, which helium says helium is much focused on.
Oct. 17, 2022, 6:56 p.m. ET
Maya King
Voting rights dominated the 2018 contention for governor, erstwhile Kemp was serving arsenic caput of authorities and Abrams was moving to technologist a caller Democratic turnout strategy successful the state. That’s not the lawsuit 4 years aboriginal — termination and the system person been the issues animating this year’s campaign.
Oct. 17, 2022, 6:55 p.m. ET
Reid Epstein
Kemp enters this statement with a pb implicit Abrams: Most Georgia prognosticators see him a important favourite astatine this constituent successful the campaign.
Oct. 17, 2022, 6:53 p.m. ET
Maya King
The Atlanta Press Club is hosting tonight’s statement arsenic portion of its yearly weeklong bid of forums for each statewide offices. It hosted 1 for the U.S. Senate connected Sunday night. The Republican nominee, Herschel Walker, did not attend.
Oct. 17, 2022, 6:52 p.m. ET
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ATLANTA — When they conscionable connected the statement signifier connected Monday evening, Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, a Republican, and Stacey Abrams, his Democratic opponent, volition equine a rematch from the 2018 run for governor.
Their 2018 statement took spot during Georgia’s aboriginal voting period, arsenic it is again this year, against the backdrop of heightened attraction to voting rights and entree to the ballot. As Georgians took to the polls, galore complained of hourslong lines and faulty voting equipment. According to an probe by The Associated Press, thousands found their elector registrations successful limbo arsenic they tried to formed ballots, according to an probe by The Associated Press. A bulk of them were Black.
Ms. Abrams, who founded the voting rights radical New Georgia Project earlier moving for governor, underlined those faults and placed the blasted connected Mr. Kemp, further criticizing him for remaining successful his station arsenic caput of authorities portion besides moving for office. But it was a back-and-forth speech betwixt Ms. Abrams and Mr. Kemp connected who they believed should person entree to the ballot that caught the astir attraction past and is inactive reverberating 4 years later.
During the 2018 debate, Mr. Kemp accused Ms. Abrams of “encouraging radical to interruption the law” connected her behalf, suggesting that she had asked undocumented immigrants to ballot for her successful a video clip that was wide circulated successful Republican circles. Ms. Abrams responded with a full-throated rebuke of the accusation and referred to a 2016 lawsuit that she and respective voting rights groups had brought against Mr. Kemp to situation his office’s elector registration regulations.
“I person ne'er successful my beingness asked for anyone who is not legally eligible to ballot to beryllium capable to formed a ballot. What I person asked for is that you let those who are legally eligible to ballot — to let them to formed their ballots,” Ms. Abrams responded successful the debate.
“I recognize that successful the adjacent effect you’re going to accidental that it’s a relation of my organization,” she continued, referring to the New Georgia Project, “because your inclination is to blasted everyone other for the mistakes that you make. My work arsenic a person is to spot a occupation and effort to lick it.”
For his part, Mr. Kemp responded by asking viewers to look up the video clip of her remarks, calling them “outrageous.” The infinitesimal successful the statement exploded onto societal media sites. It inactive draws attention, including successful aboriginal September, erstwhile galore societal media users mistakenly believed a resurfaced clip came from a 2022 debate.
Ms. Abrams mislaid to Mr. Kemp successful November 2018 by less than 60,000 votes — a nonaccomplishment she owed successful portion to what she described arsenic unfair voting laws. This year, the 2 candidates person paid little attraction to ballot entree arsenic a run contented and focused much connected termination and the economy.
Still, Georgia remains a battleground authorities aft Ms. Abrams’s constrictive nonaccomplishment successful the 2018 contention and Democrats’ winning some the presidency and 2 Senate seats successful the authorities during the 2020 cycle. And the specter of Georgia’s caller voting law, S.B. 202, looms ample arsenic voting rights groups and Ms. Abrams’s run warn that is disenfranchising voters.
Monday’s statement besides coincides with the archetypal time of Georgia’s aboriginal voting period. Ms. Abrams, who is trailing Mr. Kemp by 5 to 10 points successful astir polls, has joined authorities Democrats successful encouraging voters to formed ballots earlier Election Day. At the aforesaid time, Mr. Kemp has implored Republicans successful the authorities not to spot the polls and alternatively to crook retired en masse arsenic his run works to enactment up the party’s elector outreach strategy.
The statement betwixt Mr. Kemp, Ms. Abrams and the Libertarian candidate, Shane Hazel, volition by broadcast connected Georgia nationalist tv astatine 7 p.m. Eastern time. It volition besides beryllium livestreamed connected The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s website and The Atlanta Press Club’s Facebook page.
Correction:
Oct. 17, 2022
An earlier mentation of this blog station misstated the fixed sanction of the Libertarian campaigner moving this year. He is Shane Hazel, not Chase.
Oct. 17, 2022, 6:52 p.m. ET
Maya King
Georgia’s incumbent governor, Brian Kemp, volition conscionable his Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, connected the debate signifier tonight successful their archetypal matchup since the 2018 governor’s race. The statement volition statesman astatine 7 p.m. Eastern.
Oct. 17, 2022, 5:36 p.m. ET
‘The Run-Up’ Team
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When Georgia flipped bluish successful the 2020 election, it gave Democrats caller anticipation for the future. Credit for that occurrence goes to Stacey Abrams and the playbook she developed for the state. It cemented her relation arsenic a nationalist celebrity, successful authorities and popular culture. But, unsurprisingly, that personage has besides made her a people of Republicans, who accidental she’s a losing candidate. Listen to Thursday’s occurrence of The Run-Up to larn what Stacey Abrams’s playbook is and wherefore the Georgia governor’s contention means much to Democrats than a azygous elected office.
Oct. 10, 2022, 4:39 p.m. ET
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With little than a period to spell until Election Day, candidates successful the astir competitory races of this midterm play are hashing retired their differences successful debates. Read astir those that person taken spot truthful far, and spot wherever and erstwhile to ticker the events to come.
Monday, Oct. 17: Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Utah
In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger, Stacey Abrams, volition statement astatine 7 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream volition beryllium disposable connected Facebook and online.
Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa, a Republican, volition statement Deirdre DeJear, a Democrat, astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. It volition beryllium streamed live.
In a 2nd statement for Ohio’s Senate candidates, Representative Tim Ryan, a Democrat, and J.D. Vance, a Republican, volition instrumentality the signifier again, astatine 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Senator Mike Lee of Utah, a Republican, volition statement an autarkic challenger, Evan McMullin, astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream volition beryllium disposable online.
Tuesday, Oct. 18: Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota
In Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, Joe O’Dea, volition enactment successful a 30-minute forum connected intelligence wellness astatine 12 p.m. Eastern time. The forum volition not beryllium streamed live, but a signaling of the lawsuit volition beryllium disposable online connected Thursday, Oct. 20.
In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, volition statement a Republican challenger, Darren Bailey, astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. The statement volition beryllium aired connected WGN-TV successful Chicago and different stations crossed the state.
Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, a Democrat, volition statement Scott Jensen, a Republican, astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream volition beryllium disposable online.
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Oregon
Three candidates moving for politician successful Oregon volition statement astatine 10 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream volition beryllium disposable online of the statement betwixt Tina Kotek, a Democrat; Christine Drazan, a Republican; and Betsy Johnson, an independent.
Monday, Oct. 24: Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican, volition statement his Democratic challenger, Representative Charlie Crist, astatine 7 p.m. Eastern time. The statement was primitively scheduled for Oct. 12 but was postponed due to the fact that of Hurricane Ian. A livestream volition beryllium disposable online.
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania
The Senate candidates successful Colorado, Mr. Bennet and Mr. O’Dea, volition again look off, astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. Colorado Public Radio volition broadcast the statement unrecorded online.
In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, volition again statement Tudor Dixon, her Republican challenger, astatine 7 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream of the statement volition beryllium disposable online.
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican, are moving for Senate successful Pennsylvania and volition statement astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream volition beryllium disposable online.
Thursday, Oct. 27: Maine
In Maine, Gov. Janet T. Mills, a Democrat, volition statement her Republican challenger, erstwhile Gov. Paul LePage, for a 2nd time. The statement volition statesman astatine 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Friday, Oct. 28: Colorado, Minnesota
Mr. Bennet of Colorado, volition statement Mr. O’Dea a last clip astatine 9 p.m. Eastern time. The lawsuit volition beryllium streamed live.
The candidates for politician of Minnesota, Mr. Walz and Mr. Jensen, volition statement again, astatine 8 p.m. Eastern time. A livestream volition beryllium disposable online.
Past debates
Friday, Oct. 7: North Carolina, Wisconsin
Cheri Beasley, a Democratic erstwhile main justness of the State Supreme Court, and Representative Ted Budd, who are competing for a Senate spot successful North Carolina, met for a statement successful Raleigh. Mr. Budd, a Republican, tried to overgarment the contention arsenic a referendum connected President Biden, portion Ms. Beasley sought to necktie her hostile to predetermination denialism and erstwhile President Donald J. Trump.
Read: ‘The Key Issues That Defined North Carolina’s Senate Debate’
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Barnes antecedently met for a statement successful Madison that enactment their ideological differences connected afloat display: Mr. Barnes embraced progressive ideas similar marijuana legalization and the defence of Black Lives Matter protesters, portion Mr. Johnson derided efforts to curb clime change.
Read: ‘Five Takeaways From the Wisconsin Senate Debate’
Thursday, Oct. 6: Arizona, Illinois
Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, a Democrat, and Blake Masters, his Republican challenger, met for a statement successful Phoenix, wherever the topics included abortion, migration and California’s h2o use.
Read: ‘Five Takeaways From the Arizona Senate Debate’
Mr. Pritzker and Mr. Bailey debated successful Normal, Ill., arsenic portion of their contention for governor. Mr. Bailey pressed Mr. Pritzker, whose statesmanlike ambitions are nary secret, to pledge to serve retired each 4 years of his term if re-elected. Moderators asked Mr. Bailey to explicate comments that compared termination to the Holocaust.
Read: ‘In Illinois Governor’s Debate, Bailey Tries to Put Pritzker connected Defensive’
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Kansas
Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas, a Democrat, and her Republican opponent, Derek Schmidt, the authorities lawyer general, met for a statement successful Kansas City. Mr. Schmidt danced astir the contented of abortion, saying that portion helium preferred “a Kansas that has less abortions, not more,” helium would respect the result of an August referendum successful the authorities that preserved termination rights.
Read: ‘G.O.P. Governor Candidate successful Kansas Walks Abortion Tightrope successful a Debate’
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Maine
Ms. Mills and Mr. LePage met earlier successful a statement successful Lewiston. Mr. LePage struggled to answer a question from a moderator astir whether helium would veto further restrictions connected termination if a Republican legislature were to walk them.
Read: ‘LePage Stumbles connected Abortion Questioning successful Maine Governor’s Debate’
Monday, Oct. 10: Ohio
The archetypal statement betwixt the candidates for Senate successful Ohio, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Vance, was sometimes heated and often personal.
Read: ‘Six Takeaways From the Vance-Ryan Debate successful the Ohio Senate Race’
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico
Maryland’s candidates for governor, Dan Cox, a Republican, and Wes Moore, a Democrat, traded idiosyncratic attacks successful their lone debate. Mr. Moore criticized Mr. Cox for supporting the Jan. 6 onslaught connected the Capitol, and Mr. Cox accused Mr. Moore of falsifying details successful his autobiography, which Mr. Moore has denied.
Read much from The Baltimore Sun: ‘Maryland politician candidates Dan Cox and Wes Moore commercialized jabs successful sole debate’
In Massachusetts, the candidates for governor, Geoff Diehl, a Republican, and Maura Healey, a Democrat, argued implicit taxes, renewable vigor and Mr. Trump’s legacy.
Read much from The Boston Globe: ‘Healey, Diehl spar connected Trump, termination rights, and affordability successful archetypal TV debate'
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, a Democrat, and her Republican challenger, Mark Ronchetti, met for their 2nd statement this year. Ms. Lujan Grisham attacked Mr. Ronchetti’s dearth of governmental experience, and Mr. Ronchetti questioned the incumbent astir a $150,000 colony she reached successful 2020 with a erstwhile unit subordinate who accused her of intersexual harassment. Her run denies the allegations.
Read much from The Albuquerque Journal: ‘Gov candidates face each different successful combative debate’
Thursday, Oct. 13: Colorado, Michigan, Wisconsin
In the archetypal Michigan governor’s debate, Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat who is seeking her 2nd term, highlighted her acquisition successful elected bureau implicit 2 decades. Ms. Dixon, her Republican challenger and a blimpish TV quality commentator, formed herself arsenic a governmental outsider who says the authorities needs fixing.
Read: ‘Five Takeaways From the Michigan Governor’s Debate’
In the 2nd Senate statement successful Wisconsin, Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, disagreed connected termination access, but neither campaigner offered overmuch successful the mode of circumstantial argumentation changes they would enactment if elected.
Read: ‘Four Takeaways From the Barnes-Johnson Senate Debate’
Candidates for a recently created House spot successful Colorado answered questions astir lipid and state production, termination entree and a failed secession bid successful 2013 that would person breached Northern Colorado disconnected into a caller state.
Read much from 9News: ‘CD8 candidates look disconnected connected economy, abortion, housing’
In a antithetic debate, Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, Heidi Ganahl, went implicit their respective plans to destruct income taxation successful the state.
Read much from The Colorado Sun: ‘What we learned astir Jared Polis and Heidi Ganahl during their debate’
Friday, Oct. 14: Georgia, Wisconsin
Herschel Walker, a Republican challenging Senator Raphael Warnock, the Democratic incumbent successful Georgia, went connected the violative successful the pair’s archetypal debate, astatine 1 constituent telling Mr. Warnock, a pastor, “Do not carnivore mendacious witness.”
Read: ‘Walker Barrels Into Georgia Debate and Meets a Controlled Warnock’
In Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, and Tim Michels, a Republican, disagreed connected weapon power and parents’ powerfulness successful mounting schoolhouse curriculums.
Read much from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ‘Takeaways from the lone statement betwixt Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and challenger Tim Michels’
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