# GIANNO CALDWELL: Bottoms ran Atlanta into the ground. We can’t let her do it to Georgia

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gianno-caldwell-bottoms-ran-atlanta-into-the-ground-we-cant-let-her-do-it-to-georgia/
- Published: 2026-10-29T13:00:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T13:56:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gianno-caldwell-bottoms-ran-atlanta-ground-cant-let-her-do-it-georgia
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The article criticises Bottoms’ record on crime as Atlanta mayor.
- It cites 157 homicides in Atlanta in 2020, up from 99 in 2019.
- Jackson’s proposals include more crime labs and an anti-trafficking division.

## Summary

The opinion article argues that former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms should not become Georgia’s governor, citing rising crime and police departures during her mayoralty. Its author presents Republican candidate Rick Jackson as the stronger choice, contrasting Bottoms’ record with Jackson’s background and public safety proposals.

The article says Atlanta recorded 157 homicides in 2020, up from 99 in 2019, and reports that shootings also rose. It says more than 200 officers left the city’s police department in 2020. Jackson, who founded healthcare staffing firm Jackson Healthcare, is described as proposing more certified crime labs, a state law enforcement division focused on child sex trafficking, and tax relief for law enforcement officers and veterans.

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