Before Keisha Lance Bottoms can set her eyes on the Thanos of the American government, she’s got an uphill battle in her own backyard.

ATLANTA — We’re about a year away from the Republican and Democratic primaries here in Georgia in the race for the state’s next governor, and the race got a little bigger on Tuesday with the announcement that former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is now officially a candidate.

Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who more recently served in top posts at the DNC and in President Biden’s White House, joins The Weeknight for a conversation on the launch of her gubernatorial bid.