Stacey Abrams is reportedly mulling another run at the Georgia governor's seat next year, according to Greg Bluestein.
Abrams has done FANTASTIC work with organizing voter rights groups and GOTV efforts in Georgia to flip the two U.S. Senate seats (and flip Georgia in 2020 to Democrats). But if you lose twice in statewide races, there's only so much you can blame voter suppression on.
Stacey Abrams is reportedly mulling another run at the Georgia governor's seat next year, according to Greg Bluestein.
Abrams has done FANTASTIC work with organizing voter rights groups and GOTV efforts in Georgia to flip the two U.S. Senate seats (and flip Georgia in 2020 to Democrats). But if you lose twice in statewide races, there's only so much you can blame voter suppression on.
I'd add: even if the difference is solely on voter suppression, the back to back losses preclude her making another credible run. Voters give a penalty to candidates that have lost high profile elections. Easy example to my mind: Martha Coakley probably would have won the 2014 gubernatorial election if she hadn't lost the 2010 senate special.
Abrams will be tarred with her recent defeats if she runs for something else. It's a problem other candidates face. She put in good efforts and did a lot of great work helping us in Georgia, but I cannot see her as our strongest candidate for statewide office.
Selena Montgomery (Stacy's pen name as a romance author) is amazing as an advocate for voting rights and getting fellow Democrats elected, but, sometimes, those who are good at getting others elected can't get themselves elected.
Stacey Abrams is reportedly mulling another run at the Georgia governor's seat next year, according to Greg Bluestein.
Abrams has done FANTASTIC work with organizing voter rights groups and GOTV efforts in Georgia to flip the two U.S. Senate seats (and flip Georgia in 2020 to Democrats). But if you lose twice in statewide races, there's only so much you can blame voter suppression on.
You summed it up nicely. It's time to move on. She belongs to the Star Trek universe now.
I'd add: even if the difference is solely on voter suppression, the back to back losses preclude her making another credible run. Voters give a penalty to candidates that have lost high profile elections. Easy example to my mind: Martha Coakley probably would have won the 2014 gubernatorial election if she hadn't lost the 2010 senate special.
Abrams will be tarred with her recent defeats if she runs for something else. It's a problem other candidates face. She put in good efforts and did a lot of great work helping us in Georgia, but I cannot see her as our strongest candidate for statewide office.
I think there were quite a few Kemp-Warnock votes in 2022.
https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/01/23/bookman-stacey-abramss-political-career-bookended-by-bad-timing/
A really good piece on Abrams, why she lost and why she shouldn't run again.
Selena Montgomery (Stacy's pen name as a romance author) is amazing as an advocate for voting rights and getting fellow Democrats elected, but, sometimes, those who are good at getting others elected can't get themselves elected.
Ugggggggggggh.
Nuff said!