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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

LIVE: The Democratic Response with Stacey Abrams

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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News, Nbcnews, Why Is This Happening?, The Chris Hayes Podcast, Chris Hayes, Politics, Government, Society & Culture, Msnbc, Withpod

4.68.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

It’s our second live edition of WITHpod, featuring special guest Stacey Abrams! Just a heads up, this is one of those episodes that'll make you laugh out loud in public. A lot. If you want to get to the heart of the most fundamental question facing the Democratic Party right now – what is the future of the coalition – look no further than Stacey Abrams. Her historic 2018 campaign for Georgia Governor was built around her vision of how to turn out a progressive majority at the ballot box. And though she lost that election, suffice it to say her theory caught the attention of the country. Now, she sits down with Chris Hayes and WITHpod listeners to reflect on that hard-fought campaign against Brian Kemp, her vision for the party, and how she not only delivered but also embodies the Democratic response to Donald Trump. Will she run for Senate? For President? Would she go out on a date with Idris Elba? Listen to find out. Email us at [email protected] Tweet using #WITHpod Read more at nbcnews.com/whyisthishappening RELATED READING: Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams

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0:00.0

Beto Rourke is considering running for president.

0:02.5

And I've seen people say the same about you.

0:04.4

Like, and I've seen this.

0:05.8

Yeah.

0:06.6

Um, you know, I've seen people make this point.

0:10.3

I think it's a good point.

0:11.0

It's like, if Beto Rourke is a possible presidential candidate,

0:14.8

like, why is Stacey Abrams?

0:16.0

Are you a possible presidential candidate?

0:17.4

Sure.

0:18.4

Hello, and welcome to Why is this happening with me, your host,

0:24.7

Chris Hayes.

0:25.5

Yeah.

0:27.5

I'm so shameless.

0:29.1

I'm going to just keep pumping the applause as much as possible.

0:32.4

Um, so this is our second ever live,

0:34.7

why is this happening?

0:35.7

And we were thinking about who could we get for this event?

0:38.7

That folks would want to see that I would want to talk to.

0:41.1

And our guest today is someone that was at the top of the list.

0:44.4

She was the number one choice.

0:45.9

And the reason she was is because I think that almost more

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