Now facing a runoff against Fani Willis in the race for Fulton County district attorney, incumbent Paul Howard signaled Wednesday that he intends to cast his Democratic opponent as an ally of police unions and Republicans.

But Willis, a veteran prosecutor who worked for Howard for 16 years, countered Wednesday that she is “a proud Democrat and the daughter of a civil rights leader.” Willis also called out Howard for “incompetence and corruption.”

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