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Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson will hit the debate stage in Georgia's gubernatorial race. When and how many times, however, seems to still be up in the air.
\n\nBottoms, the Democratic nominee, and Jackson, the Republican nominee, have both agreed to two debates later this fall ahead of the Nov. 3 election, but multiple others have been agreed to by one candidate or the other.
\n\nBottoms is the former mayor of Atlanta, and has the support of her fellow Democratic nominee at the top of the ticket in Georgia, Senator Jon Ossoff, as well as figures like current Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, former President Joe Biden, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg and others.
\n\nJackson, a healthcare CEO and billionaire, is the Trump-backed candidate who beat out Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in a tight primary and has since garnered support from Gov. Brian Kemp, former Florida Governor Rick Scott and more.
\n\nNow, both candidates are attacking the other for not accepting the same debates, and challenging each other to spend more time in front of the camera answering difficult questions.
\n\nHere's what we know about governor debates so far.
\n\nBottoms and Jackson have now both publicly agreed to two televised…
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