Ep. 381 — Stacey Abrams

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Stacey Abrams, former Georgia gubernatorial nominee and founder of Fair Fight 2020, joins David to talk about inequities in Georgia's public health infrastructure, voter suppression and her efforts to remedy it, her own journey in public service, and vice presidential speculation.

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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axe Files, with
0:12.5	your host, David Axelrod.
0:17.0	Stacey Abrams took the political world by storm in 2018 when she nearly pulled off the
0:25.4	upset of the year in a Georgia governor's race.
0:28.2	She narrowly lost to Republican Brian Kemp, who was that Brian Kemp and her race that
0:33.2	was marred by charges of voter suppression.
0:36.0	Abrams, who had been the Democratic leader in the Georgia House, not only would have been
0:40.4	the first female governor of African-American descent in her state's history, but the
0:45.0	first in American history.
0:46.6	Abrams also has an amazing personal story, and I sat down with her this week to talk about
0:51.5	it, her current mission to protect voting rights, Kemp and COVID-19, and her interest in
0:57.4	becoming Joe Biden's VP.
0:59.8	One note, this was a virtual conversation, and that means old fumble fingers here was
1:03.9	left to be his own technician.
1:06.0	And so, the content is great as a Stacey's audio.
1:09.9	Mine, and not so much.
1:11.8	There's a great conversation, and here it is.
1:20.0	I'm going to say, Abrams, it's very good to see you virtually.
1:23.6	How are you doing in all of this ice in your home in Georgia?
1:26.5	I am, and I'm lucky.
1:28.4	My parents are about 20 minutes away.
1:31.3	My youngest sister is 10 minutes from them.
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