HAHAHAHAHA: Fani Willis’ DA opponent, Christian Wise Smith, debated an empty podium yesterday, Sunday, after Willis failed to show up for Fulton County’s first Democrat Party debate.
NOTE: Willis is currently prosecuting Donald Trump in Georgia. pic.twitter.com/S14yB1tzVk

— Simo saadi🇲🇦🇵🇸🇺🇸 (@Simo7809957085) April 29, 2024

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The moderator noted, "Ms. Willis declined to participate in the debate and is represented by an empty podium."

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That pretty much said it all, doesn't it?
Christian Wise Smith didn't hold back, ripping into her for hiring Wade. He said, "Things had to happen differently."

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"That issue is important to us in Fulton County and a lot of people across the country," Smith said on the stage, Fox 5 reported.

"When you pay one attorney nearly $1 million to handle one case, that leaves the rest of us vulnerable. That hurts everyone in Fulton County," he said.

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Smith said, "I worked in that office, and my salary was significantly less than what that attorney [Wade] was paid." He also explained, "And I was responsible for handling a lot more cases than one." Great point.

Smith also dinged her, saying he heard she might have gone to the White House Correspondents dinner and that she was fundraising, but where was she for Fulton County?

Willis apparently doesn't feel that she has to show up and can just blow off the debate. Instead, she was hosting a "Self Care Fair." She likely knows she would have to face questions about her actions and she wouldn't be able to answer them. She's also facing multiple probes and investigations, so she likely can't feel comfortable about putting answers on the record about multiple subjects.

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Despite all her scandal, she still has the lead at this point in the polls, which says a lot about Democrats that they would still support her after everything. But we'll have to see how it goes; blowing off debates isn't likely to help her.

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