In a virtual forum marked by technical glitches and attacks by both candidates, the incumbent and challenger offered competing visions for improving public safety.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón squared off via Zoom on Wednesday with Nathan Hochman, his challenger in the November election, with the two candidates exchanging pointed but polite blows in their first head-to-head encounter of the race. The virtual forum was marked by technical glitches, rapid-fire switches between topics, and attacks by both candidates. Gascón defended his prosecutorial record while laying out a progressive vision for another four years in office.
It began nearly 10 minutes late amid technical difficulties, and the candidates struggled with the mute button and strictly imposed time limits on their responses to questions. Hochman sat in front of an antiseptic white background, well-lit in a pressed dark suit and close-trimmed coif. Gascón was brightly backlit and had knickknacks and a potted plant behind him as he spoke. Both men picked and chose information and data that helped make their respective cases to voters.
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