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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms stands next to an empty lectern during The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Governors Debate at the Georgia Public Broadcasting studio in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer for the AJC)

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