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Into America

Into 2020 with Stacey Abrams

Into America

Trymaine Lee, MS NOW

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🗓️ 27 April 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Stacey Abrams on COVID-19, the 2020 Democratic ticket and voter suppression.

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0:00.0

Stacey Abrams has had a busy few weeks.

0:10.0

She's found herself up against a familiar rival, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, around

0:14.1

his decision to reopen the state in the face of COVID-19.

0:17.8

In 2018, Georgia's governance race between Kemp and Abrams propelled Abrams to the national

0:22.6

stage and helped launch her fight against voter suppression.

0:25.7

Today, she's not afraid to say publicly that Kemp's decision to reopen is the wrong one.

0:32.0

Abrams has also been speaking publicly and widely about another US politician, Democratic

0:36.7

Presidential candidate Joe Biden.

0:39.2

And why she thinks she's the right pick to be his running mate.

0:42.7

I'm tremendously, this is into America and on this Monday, we're changing things up

0:47.1

a bit because earlier today, I had a chance to talk to Stacey Abrams.

0:50.8

It's the second time we've spoken in recent weeks.

0:53.6

I interviewed her back in early March, but because of the coronavirus outbreak, that

0:57.6

interview never made it to air.

1:01.0

A lot has changed in that time.

1:02.9

Joe Biden has become the presumptive nominee and COVID-19 is now presenting new threats,

1:08.6

not only to our nation's health and our economy, but also to the integrity of our elections

1:12.8

this November.

1:14.1

Abrams runs Fair Fight, an organization to promote voting rights.

1:18.2

She agreed to sit down with me again.

1:20.2

We talked all things Georgia, voter suppression, and of course, the vice presidency.

1:32.8

So Stacey Abrams, thank you so much for joining me.

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