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Bill Clinton makes eleventh-hour endorsement of Keisha Lance Bottoms to replace Brian Kemp

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Giaritelli, A. (2026, November 2). Bill Clinton makes eleventh-hour endorsement of Keisha Lance Bottoms to replace Brian Kemp. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4787863/bill-clinton-endorsement-keisha-lance-bottoms-georgia-governor-race/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-02 · by Anna Giaritelli

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Former President Bill Clinton endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia's governor race, in a video released less than 24 hours before Election Day. The endorsement comes as Bottoms faces Republican businessman Rick Jackson in the race to succeed term-limited Governor Brian Kemp. In the video, Clinton highlights Bottoms’s record and urges Georgians to vote for her on Tuesday.
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On November 7, 2026, former President Bill Clinton offered an eleventh-hour endorsement of Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who was running in Georgia's competitive gubernatorial race against Republican businessman Rick Jackson to replace term-limited Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA). Just a day before Election Day, Bottoms’s campaign released a video featuring Clinton encouraging Georgians to vote for her. Clinton highlighted Bottoms's record and urged voters to support her candidacy in this closely watched election.

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Former President Bill Clinton offered an eleventh-hour endorsement on Monday of Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who is running in Georgia’s competitive gubernatorial race against Republican businessman Rick Jackson to replace term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA).
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 Former President Bill Clinton offered an eleventh-hour endorsement on Monday of Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who is running in Georgia’s competitive gubernatorial race against Republican businessman Rick Jackson to replace term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA).
2026-11-03 · Washington Examiner
Bill Clinton makes eleventh-hour endorsement of Keisha Lance Bottoms to replace Brian Kemp · assertive framing

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Former President Bill Clinton offered an eleventh-hour endorsement on Monday of Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who is running in Georgia’s competitive gubernatorial race against Republican businessman Rick Jackson to replace term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA). asserted
who → offer → Kemp
With less than 24 hours until Election Day, Bottoms’s campaign released a video featuring Clinton, 80, talking up the Democrat’s record and encouraging Georgians to vote on Tuesday. asserted
campaign → release → Tuesday
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