Thanks Hillary, for choosing Stacey Abrams to speak first night of the Democratic Convention

[bigtree]

...giving her visibility and a leg up.

Abrams:

"I'm here today as part of a new American majority, one that has the courage to work together rather than tear our nation apart. We are the architects of solutions to help families raise healthy children and make a living wage rather than crippling our economic future and pushing dangerous policies that deny Medicaid expansion and reproductive choice. We fight for more because that is who we are."

[NastyRiffraff]

1. Hillary supports Democratic women

Go, Stacey!

[brer cat]

2. Amen!

Hillary shared the spotlight to showcase upcoming talent, and she made a great choice with Abrams.

[The Polack MSgt]

3. K and R nt

[Beantighe]

4. Thanks for posting this!

I think I love her.

[ismnotwasm]

5. K&R

[ehrnst]

6. Yep. She's got a great future ahead in Democratic politics.

Maybe we're looking at a future POTUS.

[Cha]

7. Oh Wow! I had forgotten that..

Mahalo, bigtree! What a find!

[fleabiscuit]

13. Me too! Oh well, I'm in good company.

Cha!

[Cha]

16. We're in good company!

flea

[Gothmog]

36. There were so many great speakers at the convention

My youngest had a guest pass to the first night and really enjoyed herself

[Cha]

37. It was gorgeous.. Democracy

in Action.

Can't wait until we have that again!

[Demsrule86]

8. Does she really have a shot at winning? I would be so happy, I don't even

know what I would do! I used to live in Georgia...I left eleven years ago or so...so maybe it has changed enough.

[bigtree]

10. well

Joy Reid @JoyAnnReid

If you don't think Stacey Abrams can win the general, it's because you doubt that everyone who would vote for her will. Ask yourself why that is, and then ask yourself what can be done about it. Politics is freeform. Anyone can win if enough people vote. Tick tock.

[MGKrebs]

19. Perhaps you meant

"you doubt that everyone who could vote for her will.

"Ask yourself why that is":

50,000 more people voted for Gov in the Repub primary than in the Dem primary, so we've got our work cut out for us.

Some say that Stacey Evans would have had a better shot in the G.E. We'll never know.

[iluvtennis]

22. Like that tweet from Joy. Anything is possible. BTW, Abrams campaigns in the red rural areas as

well as the metro - that's good stuff. And the two GOP'ers in the runoff are both running on hate for immigrants and that guns rule.

[calimary]

24. Wish I could rec this post!

[Demsrule86]

30. It is a Republican state and there are plenty of racists there...are there enough Democratic

voters? I am asking can any Democrat win there?

[Hortensis]

9. "We fight for more because that is who we are."

Yes. I'd forgotten about that. Bet Hillary wished she could endorse and campaign for her this year. Time's coming.

We early voted for Rep. Abrams for Governor. Wouldn't that be something! But all we've made history together already.

[bigtree]

11. well

[Cha]

18. Hillary has endorsed Stacy Abrams

and the vid that bigtree posted.

[Hortensis]

21. Should have said campaign for, because I knew she

quietly endorsed her, but a robocall targeted to avoid stirring up hornets is campaigning. I was wrong.

I look forward to the day when Hillary once again stands on many stages alongside candidates.

[Cha]

33. Good!

Kick this back to the first page!

[gademocrat7]

12. Stacey Abrams is a charismatic politician.

Excited and fired up to help her get elected our first American American woman governor.

[grantcart]

20. Maddow said she was very impressive when she met her

And thought she would be an exciting campaigner.

[SidDithers]

14. DU rec...

Sid

[ismnotwasm]

15. K&R

[niyad]

17. k and r!!!!!!

[samnsara]

23. i didnt even make this connection! well done! and thank you HRC:)

..Im STILL with you.

[R B Garr]

25. Go Stacey!

Thanks Hillary!

[dbackjon]

26. But Hillary is the enemy of Progressives...or so I am told...

[Alethia Merritt]

27. Either one could be Madam President. Hillary was correct about so many things...

Yes, everything happens for a reason.

[elmac]

28. Thank you to my official president Hillary Clinton. nt

[lunamagica]

29. K&R. Thank you Hillary!

[mcar]

31. Kick for our great Democratic women!

[Cha]

32. Kicking some more.. Hillary knew early on!

No, jumping late on the bandwagon.

[Hortensis]

34. Stacey Abrams is now a national figure, all over the news.

Introducing new leaders to the nation and bringing them along is what her speech at our 2016 Democratic Party convention was about, and here she is!

Btw, I didn't realize when I voted for her that she was the first black woman who's run for governor in the entire nation. Good grief! And it's not just Democrats, but Georgia Democrats leading the way. Not actually so strange when you think about it.

[Gothmog]

35. I remember her speaking at the national convention

[aikoaiko]

38. I'm a GA Democrat.

I’m not sure she cares much about voters like me, but I’ll still vote for her.

[sunRISEnow]

39. "raise healthy children and make a living wage"..."Medicaid expansion and reproductive choice."

What are your needs she does not address?

[aikoaiko]

40. Abrams is following the Steven Phillips Brown Voter model

and receiving a lot of financial support.

I know where I fall in the list of priorities and I still support Stacey Abrams.

[sunRISEnow]

41. Financial support is a good thing when running a campaign. Abrams is a strong Democrat.

I am still not seeing where you feel left out.

[aikoaiko]

42. Sure financial support is good and Abrams is smart, strong Democrat

I'll just say that my demographic is straight, white, married male with 1 or 2 kids. Although I'm a consistent Democratic voter who is liberal on most issues, libertarian on some, and even a little conservative on a few issues, I am a part of the white swing voter contingent that Phillips says to forget.

This might be a great strategy for Georgia. I think HRC followed the same strategy in 2016 and it failed only because of predominantly white rust belt area states weren't feeling her and Russian/FBI influence swung enough over to Trump. Maybe the pool of white swing voters is not as important in Georgia as it is in our electorial college.

I'm not going to get into anything more specific. Let's hope it works.

[sunRISEnow]

43. Then you did not educate yourself on the numerous ways HRC was looking out for you.

I am sorry to hear that, but I certainly get there is that element out there. Go Abrams. I am confident she will be looking out for you, too.