All In: The Fight for Democracy In the new documentary, Stacey Abrams examines rampant voter suppression across the United States. Referring to voter suppression as the new “Jim Crowe 2.0,” the documentary focuses on Abrams’ 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race, where voters were faced with five-hour lines, mismanagement, and gerrymandering. Abrams …
Read More »How Stacey Abrams Is Transforming Southern Politics
After Election Day, Stacey Abrams briefly considered moving far away from Atlanta. “There was probably a 24-hour period, maybe 48 hours, where I was ready to move to a small island and become a writer full-time,” she says. As the author of eight romance novels, Abrams could have done just …
Read More »Barack Obama Shuts Down Hecklers While Campaigning for Democrats
Former president Barack Obama swung through Georgia and Florida on Friday campaigning for Democrats including Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum. The former president gave rousing speeches in favor of the Democratic candidates, but in Miami he was interrupted by protesters. Unlike the current president, who enjoys telling his supporters to …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Rejects Oprah's Denial of Presidential Goals: 'She's Running'
Hours after Oprah Winfrey supported Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at a campaign event, Stephen Colbert analyzed the mega-celebrity’s political impact during Thursday’s Late Show. Winfrey claimed during her impassioned speech that she isn’t testing the waters for a presidential run, telling the crowd, “I want to make it very …
Read More »Trump Tweets Endorsement of Republican Brian Kemp for Georgia Governor
President Donald Trump endorsed Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp over Democrat Stacey Abrams in a tweet Saturday morning. Trump had previously endorsed Kemp in the primary, and Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., stumped for Kemp at an October campaign event. The close race is one of the most-watched in …
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