# Keisha Lance Bottoms

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Real Alpha has cut 2 moments of Keisha Lance Bottoms (Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia) talking, from an interview on Pod Save America published Oct 23, 2026.

- Role: Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia
- About: Steered Atlanta through the pandemic and secured major affordable-housing investments as its 60th mayor.
- On X: https://x.com/KeishaBottoms

## What Keisha Lance Bottoms said

- [Why Bottoms says Atlanta's COVID response followed data](https://realalpha.app/s/why-bottoms-says-atlantas-covid-response-followed-data/)
  Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min
  > “We were making decisions based on what the science was telling us.” — Keisha Lance Bottoms · [1:05:26](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/?t=3926)
- [Why Bottoms says Georgia's voting access is at risk](https://realalpha.app/s/why-bottoms-says-georgias-voting-access-is-at-risk/)
  Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026 · 4 min
  > “We've had our drop boxes removed. We've had the window for early voting reduced. We've seen hundreds of thousands of people purge from the voting rolls.” — Keisha Lance Bottoms · [1:21:06](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/?t=4866)

## Also from this interview

- [Why Pfeiffer thinks Trump's core coalition is weakening](https://realalpha.app/s/why-pfeiffer-thinks-trumps-core-coalition-is-weakening/)
  Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min
  > “And more, I think more, even more alarmingly for Republicans is that his strong approval is 34% with those voters.” — Dan Pfeiffer · [8:02](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/?t=482)
- [Why Pfeiffer says fake polls can reshape primaries](https://realalpha.app/s/why-pfeiffer-says-fake-polls-can-reshape-primaries/)
  Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026 · 6 min
  > “However, there's no question that this fake poll damaged her campaign and kind of kicked off a death spiral.” — Dan Pfeiffer · [21:22](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/?t=1282)
- [Why Pfeiffer doubts bombing can force Iran to negotiate](https://realalpha.app/s/why-pfeiffer-doubts-bombing-can-force-iran-to-negotiate/)
  Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min
  > “the iranian leadership does not give a shit about the country and the people in the country and they don't face the will of the voters” — Dan Pfeiffer · [28:10](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/?t=1690)
- [Why Pfeiffer sees a path for Hamilton in Kansas](https://realalpha.app/s/why-pfeiffer-sees-a-path-for-hamilton-in-kansas/)
  Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026 · 4 min
  > “So he has room for growth that a lot of these other Democrats don't have.” — Dan Pfeiffer · [51:01](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/?t=3061)

## The episode

- [Trump Blasts FAKE POLLS As His Approval Rating PLUMMETS](https://realalpha.app/v/tafCtMEphVo/) · Pod Save America · Oct 23, 2026