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Stacey Abrams: People are anxious but they`re also -- they have a sense of urgency that things have to change. They survived COVID.…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2022
People are anxious but they`re also -- they have a sense of urgency that things have to change. They survived COVID. They survived racial violence. They have survived an economic downturn that they weren`t expecting, but they`ve also had to grapple with government that doesn`t seem to see them or care about their future.
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Stacey Abrams
Democratic · Georgia
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msnbc.com

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Stacey Abrams discusses the urgency for change among voters in Georgia due to various challenges they have faced.

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