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Stacy Abrams ripped the hide off Brian Kemp in her non-concession speech.
I am
In awe!
context: video clips of the speech playing on several MSNBC shows this evening.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Finally! Someone who is saying, Enough!
Shes going places, kicking ass and taking names.
Cha
(297,926 posts)Demovictory9
(32,489 posts)PufPuf23
(8,847 posts)Agree. Wish you would put Stacy Abrams name in thread title for visibility. Thanks for your thoughtful threads in general. Makes it easier for folks like me at DU.
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ATLANTA (AP) Democrat Stacey Abrams ended 10 days of post-election drama in Georgia's closely watched and even more closely contested race for governor Friday, acknowledging Republican Brian Kemp as the victor while defiantly refusing to concede to the man she blamed for "gross mismanagement" of a bitterly fought election.
The speech Abrams delivered at her campaign headquarters Friday evening marked the close of the 44-year-old attorney and former lawmaker's unsuccessful attempt to make history as America's first black woman governor. Since Election Day her campaign fought on, insisting efforts to suppress turnout had left thousands of ballots uncounted that otherwise could erode Kemp's lead and force a runoff election.
Kemp, the 55-year-old businessman who oversaw the election as Georgia's secretary of state, will keep the governor's office in GOP hands as the state's third Republican governor since Reconstruction. He responded to Abrams ending her campaign by calling for unity and praising his opponent's "passion, hard work, and commitment to public service."
The kind words came just days after Kemp's campaign spokesman derided Abrams' efforts to have contested ballots counted as a "disgrace to democracy."
Abrams made no such retreat from her criticisms of Kemp, saying she refused "to say nice things and accept my fate." Instead, she announced plans to file a federal lawsuit to challenge the way Georgia's elections are run. She accused Kemp of using the secretary of state's office to aggressively purge the rolls of inactive voters, enforce an "exact match" policy for checking voters' identities that left thousands of registrations in limbo and other measures to tile the outcome in his favor.
more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/abrams-ends-georgia-governor-bid-says-shell-file-lawsuit/ar-BBPLQFZ?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartanntp
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...to be a candidate.
Even a Secretary of State who wants to run for re-election should have to resign before the primary.
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)JudyM
(29,294 posts)Garrett78
(10,721 posts)California_Republic
(1,826 posts)2naSalit
(86,889 posts)the WH in a cycle or two. I look forward to seeing her go far.
iluvtennis
(19,897 posts)a run off. Stacey will be back - no doubt about it.
brush
(53,963 posts)Repugs cheat and I hope she goes through with the lawsuit to prove Kemp and the repugs systematically suppressed votes to "win".
iluvtennis
(19,897 posts)3catwoman3
(24,088 posts)...I've ever heard. The steel in her voice and the narrowing of her eyes should make Kemp srtand up and take notice.
BigmanPigman
(51,648 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,549 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017520832
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What a brilliant speech! She is so impressive! I am so glad she is not conceding. When I think of how much flagrant cheating went on by Kemp and the republicans in that state it makes me furious!
Never back down and never stop fighting for what is right! They only get away with it because we let them. Thank you Stacy, for fighting for Democracy!
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Gothmog
(145,785 posts)Her speech last night was amazing. We have to fight GOP voter suppression