Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said on Sunday that Georgians “do not have to choose between a strong economy and an extremist agenda” in the upcoming election, citing her opponent Brian. He added that Governor Kemp (Republican) is promoting the “far right.” state agenda”.
Abrams told Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” that Kemp is an “extremist” who eased gun laws and enforced a six-week abortion ban that took effect last month, and 72% of Georgians said it did not support .
“Brian Kemp does a great job of showing that he is an extremist and has a strict right-wing plan that is not in Georgia’s best interests,” Abrams said.
Kemp and Abrams will face off in November for a long-awaited rematch. In 2018, Kemp narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee.
Abrams ran unopposed in her primary, but Kemp won easily against Trump-backed former Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.).
Polls so far have shown Kemp to be a close race with a slight lead over Abrams by 48% to 43%.
With four decades of high inflation and a likely recession, Kemp is campaigning to accuse Abrams and the Democrats of hurting the economy.
But Abrams on Sunday said he was “proposing a comprehensive plan for how we will build our economy and defend our freedoms.”
“What people are realizing, and why he remains below 50%, is that Georgians realize they don’t have to choose between a strong economy and an extremist agenda. The candidate told NBC. will pay attention.
“We are suffering from a medical crisis and a housing crisis,” she added. “And the more they paid attention, the more they’d realize his high water mark was on day one.”