McBath Out, Lance Bottoms In?

Congresswoman Lucy McBath made a surprise announcement earlier this week:

Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) is pausing her exploratory bid for Georgia governor, citing her husband’s ongoing cancer battle.

“I’m so grateful for everyone who has stood by my family as we undergo this arduous period,” McBath said in a statement to The Hill. “I will be spending some time focusing on my husband’s health, and I cannot make a decision to run for governor or not at this moment.”

Prayers for her husband’s full and speedy recovery

I’m not going to say this throws the Democratic field wide open, but McBath would have been the early frontrunner for sure.

Into the breach, perhaps, steps former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that there is a ‘fierce urgency of now.’ For the people of Georgia, that includes having leaders who aren’t blindly following Trump off of a moral and economic cliff, but focused on the pressing needs in our communities. I have previously publicly shared that I was seriously considering a run for governor and expect to make a formal announcement soon.”

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