Days after amplifying the boycott of a Black woman-owned Atlanta restaurant for welcoming Rick Jackson, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms told an Atlanta audience that Georgians who support Rick Jackson can be “bought and sold.”
Where and when did Bottoms make this statement? Yesterday, Bottoms hosted an event with The Gathering Spot, a private, members-only modern city-club with locations across the country.
When asked about the enormous spending by her Republican opponent, Bottoms lamented that Jackson is “manipulating the narrative” with paid supporters.
What key figures are saying:
- The full statement from Keisha Lance Bottoms: “I’m not mad about his money. But I am mad about the way that he is manipulating the narrative with his money. And for everybody who is taking money from him, God bless you. A good friend of mine who's probably in his room often reminds me: If you can be bought, you can be sold.”
- Garrison Douglas, Rick Jackson Campaign Spokesman: “Keisha Lance Bottoms went after a Black woman-owned restaurant because Rick Jackson ate a meal there, and now she is telling Georgians that anyone who stands with him has a price. Black Georgians, Hispanic Georgians, small business owners, and working families do not need Keisha Lance Bottoms' permission to decide who they support, and they are not for sale. Rick Jackson is going to keep showing up in every community in this state and listening to people Keisha Lance Bottoms abandoned.”
Further Context: This new remark comes after Bottoms amplified online efforts to boycott Toast on Lenox after its co-owner sat down with Rick Jackson, and it extends the same standard from Georgia businesses to Georgia voters.
First, it was the business that welcomed him. Now it is anyone who supports him.
Bottoms' frustration with Jackson’s spending won’t go away anytime soon after the recent announcement of his new $87 million ad campaign.
Georgians from around the state can expect to see ads on television and digital platforms as the Jackson campaign amplifies its message ahead of the general election.
