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Stacey Abrams

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Stacey Abrams is a prominent Democratic politician and activist from Georgia, known for her work in voting rights and social justice. She gained national recognition as the Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017, where she focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development. Abrams is also the founder of Fair Fight Action, an organization aimed at combating voter suppression and advocating for fair elections. Her efforts in mobilizing voters in Georgia played a significant role in the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent Senate runoff elections in 2021.

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Jun 23, 2022

We know that Ruby Freeman has faced untold peril. That she faced threats. But what she needs to know is that as the next governor of Georgia, my plan is to make certain that she has the protection she needs.

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Jun 1, 2022

Four years, Brian Kemp is taken Georgia backwards. He put us backwards on guns, said law enforcement, and made it easier for criminals to carry guns in public. He wrote back women’s rights, vowing to make abortion a crime with ten years in…

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May 23, 2022

What is happening is that people are looking at one metric and trying to extrapolate an entire narrative. And the narrative is very clear, voter suppression is not about stopping voting. It is about impeding certain voters from…

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May 23, 2022

I am tired of hearing about being the best state in the country to do business when we are the worst state in the country to live.

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May 22, 2022

I will take responsibility for who I am and for what I do. And I want to be the governor who takes responsibility for lifting the state up to the greatness that we deserve.

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May 22, 2022

I am tired of hearing about being the best state in the country to do business, when we are the worst state in the country to live.

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May 22, 2022

What I am willing to do is make sure every voice is counted, every vote gets cast. And even if they don’t vote for me, I’m going to fight to make sure our democracy works in Georgia, because that’s what leadership looks like.

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May 22, 2022

And so, for me, the issue was this. You can either listen to him fight about my record -- I mean, my rhetoric, or we can ask him about his record. And Brian Kemp's record is a failed record of leadership. And it is time for him to retire.

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May 22, 2022

I have yet to hear them articulate a plan for the future of Georgia. I have yet to hear them talk about why they will not expand Medicaid and provide coverage to half-a-million Georgians.

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May 22, 2022

We have to remember that voter suppression isn't about stopping every voter. It's about blocking and impeding those voters who are considered inconvenient.

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May 4, 2022

Geography should not determine the quality of your humanity.

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May 4, 2022

I believe in the right to an abortion. And this is something I came to over many years.

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