Posted on 08/19/2019 10:35:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Stacey Abrams defended her refusal to concede last year’s Georgia gubernatorial election on Monday, arguing that adhering to the democratic norm of conceding to a victorious opponent would make her “complicit” in a “rigged” system.
Abrams has consistently refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of Republican Brian Kemp’s November gubernatorial victory and cites the dynamics of her loss as the motivating factor behind the launch of her national voting-rights-advocacy group Fair Fight 2020. During a Monday appearance on CBS This Morning, Abrams pushed back on the suggestion that her denial of the election result’s legitimacy resembles President Trump’s 2016 flirtation with the idea that he might refuse to accept the presidential election results if he was defeated.
“There’s a lot that’s been made of the fact that I did not concede my election,” she said. “But I never denied the legal sufficiency of that election, and that’s the difference between me and Trump. He refuses to acknowledge the legal sufficiency or threatens not to, but my point is that the laws are wrong. We have to fix those laws because as long as we have eligible American citizens who cannot cast a ballot, then the game is rigged.”
The failed gubernatorial candidate went on to argue that modern “voter suppression” efforts are more “insidious” than they were in the 1960’s because they are less blatant than the laws imposed under Jim Crow.
Abrams lost to Kemp by almost 55,000 votes but has maintained that the outcome was the product of Kemp’s voter-suppression efforts, which, she argues, were facilitated by his retaining his position as Georgia secretary of state while he ran for governor.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Loose the dogs of war and cry RACISM!............
This is how Civil Wars start.
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Yes, it is the act of concession to the winner and the peaceful transition that separates US from the third world.
Yes, he won is spite of demonicRAT cheating …
Too bad Republicans always have to overcome the ‘margin of fraud’.
They have zero compunction for undermining and sabotaging our wonderful system, it is a professional sporting event with them.
Yup. Within a few years 90% of Democrats will believe that any election they lost has been rigged. Then the fighting starts.
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
Leftists believe they have the “mandate of the Masses” (whoever they are)
She depended only on the urban areas votes to make her win.
Huge mistake.
She basically ignored 80% of the state, then can’t accept that she lost....................
Stacey Abrams is most definitely “STUCK ON STUPID!”
REALITY CHECK--- WALL STREET JOURNAL: Democracy Succeeds in Georgia
Despite loser Stacey Abrams' claims of voter suppression, the voting data in Georgia showed a record turnout.
By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, Nov. 19, 2018
EXCERPT Republican Brian Kemp was declared Georgia’s Governor-elect, yet Democrats are trying to rob him of legitimacy by accusing him of stealing the election. The Democrats usual tricks---hoping to benefit politically by undermining faith in American democracy.
At the last tally on Sunday after election day, Kemp led Stacey Abrams by about 55,000 votes or 1.4 percentage points.
She finally acknowledged Mr. Kemp’s victory on Friday, though her non-concession concession makes crabby Hillary Clinton sound like a gracious loser.
--snip---rest at WSJ web site
As Georgia's Secy of State, Kemp actually OPENED the voting process to MORE people----Kemo's actions hugely benefited Stacey Abrams.
Abrams predictably tried to invoke the ugly spectre of Jim Crow, but Abrams would have lost by bigger margins were if not for Secy of State Brian Kemp's (now Gov) numerous pro-voting actions......including initiating online measures.
A lot of her anger is expressed by how she eats. She's obviously on the "Fat Bastard Diet" (Stacey to the State of Georgia: "Get in my belly").
BOL.......good catch......LOL.
‘The Game Is Rigged’
Unless I win. Then it’s 100% legitimate and I have a mandate from the people.
And this idiot is on the CFR
NR ♥ DNC meme
Gawd, the imagination reels at the thought of her as a Vice Presidential candidate, especially Joe Biden’s, for which spot her name has been mentioned.
She’s a stubborn bitch ain’t she?
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