The Wikipedia article about her paints a mixed picture, but she ended up unpopular, and it's best not to have this kind of baggage when running statewide in a state that usually elects Republicans:

Bottoms was investigated during the mayoral election for several lump payments to campaign staff totaling more than $180,000 that were not reported properly.[17] In October 2017, she voluntarily returned $25,700 in campaign contributions she had received from PRAD Group, an engineering contractor whose office had been raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation the previous month.[18]