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Stacey Abrams Ends Her Run for Governor of Georgia |
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Democrat Stacey Abrams has ended her run for governor
of Georgia. From WABE in Atlanta, Jim Burress reports. JIM BURRESS, BYLINE: During a fiery speech from her
campaign headquarters, Stacey Abrams accepted the inevitable. (SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH) STACEY ABRAMS: I acknowledge that former Secretary of
State Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial
election. BURRESS: But she was clear in her belief that Kemp
didn't win fairly. (SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH) ABRAMS: But to watch an elected official who claims
to represent the people in the state baldly pin his hopes for election on
the suppression of the people's democratic right to vote has been truly
appalling. BURRESS: Democrats accuse Kemp of making it harder
for minorities to vote in his role as overseer of Georgia's elections.
Abrams referred to him as the secretary of suppression. Since election
night, Abrams had trailed by a bit more than 1 percent. In hopes of forcing
a runoff, she'd appealed to the courts and constituents that every vote
should count. Abrams had hoped enough provisional and absentee ballots were
out there that, if found uncounted, might tip the scales. (SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH) ABRAMS: Make no mistake. The former secretary of
state was deliberate and intentional in his actions. I know that eight years
of systemic disenfranchisement, disinvestment and incompetence had its
desired effect on the electoral process in Georgia. BURRESS: Since claiming himself the victor the day
following the election, Brian Kemp had pressured Abrams to step aside. He
called her refusal to do so undemocratic. Following Abrams' speech, Kemp
issued a statement, writing he appreciated her, quote, "passion, hard work
and commitment to public service." He went on to say the focus going forward
shouldn't be on the undeniable political divide that splits Georgians.
Instead, Kemp said, the focus should be on the state's bright and promising
future. Stacey Abrams, who would have been the nation's first
African-American woman to serve as governor, said she would not be stoic in
her defeat. Instead, she said, she'll file a federal lawsuit against Georgia
for what she calls, quote, "gross mismanagement of the election." For NPR
News, I'm Jim Burress in Atlanta.
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