Stacey Abrams Will Not Run for President in 2020, Focusing Instead on Fighting Voter Suppression

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

Stacey Abrams, the Georgia politician who captured national attention during her unsuccessful run for governor in 2018, has decided not to run for president after publicly contemplating a bid for months, according to people familiar with her thinking.

Ms. Abrams, a Democrat, will instead focus her efforts on preventing voter suppression, including working with state parties in battleground states to more closely monitor voter protection ahead of next year’s general election.

The move comes after civil rights groups raised questions about voter suppression and election rigging in Ms. Abrams’ narrow loss to Brian Kemp, a Republican who was Georgia’s secretary of state. Mr. Kemp’s office closed several polling stations in predominantly black areas and stalled more than 50,000 voter applications in the run-up to the election.

Ms. Abrams is set to speak Tuesday afternoon at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Convention in Las Vegas. She is likely to remain atop any Democratic nominee’s vice-presidential wish list.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/politics/stacey-abrams-fair-fight-2020.html

[MissMillie]

1. I like her VERY much!

And I think that her efforts to prevent voter suppression are an important service to this country.

Thank you, Ms. Abrams.

I'm sure we haven't seen the last of you yet.

[Yavin4]

2. IOW, Stacey Adams is performing an important and very useful public service instead of stroking her

ego in a crowded field of Democrats, the vast majority of who have no chance to win the nomination.

[FBaggins]

3. Close

I’d say “instead of adding a latecomer to the list of those who have no chance”

[Vinca]

4. I imagine she's on everyone's short list for Veep.

[Thekaspervote]

7. Except she has publicly said she isn't interested in being vp

[onetexan]

14. Best she work on the voter suppression issue for now.

[evertonfc]

5. smart

We need brilliant people in the trenches helping protect voters at polls and GOTV. I think she would compliment a Biden nomination ( not that she would be interested)

[bucolic_frolic]

6. It would be late to get in now

She has her issue and will carry it further than anyone I think

[cstanleytech]

8. Any chance she will try to run against Perdue?

After all if we can unseat him thats one more seat towards a Democratic Senate majority.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Kick

[mahina]

10. K and r

And a couple more kicks

[mahina]

11. This Wahine is the real deal.

[oasis]

12. Hopefully, Stacey A. will remain in the national spotlight beyond 2020. nt

[Maxheader]

13. "focus her efforts on preventing voter suppression"

Wonderfull.!!..

Does a couple of things, keep the p.o.s. gop from stealing votes and also promotes registration by the young-uns...