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‘Political Rewind’ replay: Shirley Franklin on the ATL race for mayor

Atlanta mayoral candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Mary Norwood smile during a runoff debate on Thursday. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Atlanta mayoral candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Mary Norwood smile during a runoff debate on Thursday. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Jim Galloway
Nov 17, 2017

With former mayor Shirley Franklin in the house, today's edition of GPB's "Political Rewind" couldn't help but start out with a look at the Atlanta mayor's race between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood.

Franklin repeated her contention that trust was a basic issue in the campaign – pointing to the federal investigators currently digging their way through City Hall. A little bit of news: Franklin said she had been in touch with DuBose Porter, chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia – to ask him about the party's TV attack on Norwood.

If you couldn’t catch it live, click below to listen now:

Today’s panelists: Host Bill Nigut; yours truly; Franklin; Republican columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman; and a surprise appearance by Greg Bluestein, another AJC Insider, on his gleanings from a trip to Alabama.

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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