Stacey Abrams’s 10 Steps to Save Democracy—Or Lose It

Talking Feds

Harry Litman

News, Politics, Government

4.8 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

You won’t see Stacey Abrams’s name on a ballot this year, but you will see her impact. As Trump gears up to take desperate measures to avoid getting clobbered in the midterms, Abrams is mobilizing voters to counter the president. She and Harry talk through Trump’s plays thus far: seizing election records, pushing legislation that strips voting rights from millions, and sowing doubt. In response, Abrams lays out a program of ten things any American can do to help stop the country’s slide toward Trumpian tyranny. Mentioned in this episode: Abrams's newest book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697037/coded-justice-by-stacey-abrams/ Abrams's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/assembly-required-with-stacey-abrams/id1760004996 Abrams's piece in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/us-black-history-dei Abrams's 10 steps: https://10stepscampaign.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.7	Welcome to Talking Fed's One-on-One, deep-dive discussions with national figures about the most
0:43.5	fascinating and consequential issues defining our culture and shaping our lives. I'm your host,
0:51.2	Harry Littman. Welcome to another Talking Feds One-on-One, and we have a really great discussion for you today.
0:59.1	As Donald Trump and his cronies threatened to nationalize elections line polling places with federal agents or worse,
1:08.4	I'm really excited to talk to someone who knows what it takes to mobilize voters
1:12.9	in the face of tactics meant to keep them away from the polls. Stacey Abrams served 11 years
1:20.5	in the Georgia House of Representatives, including seven as minority leader. She was the first
1:26.6	African-American woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in
1:32.2	U.S. history.
1:33.9	Since leaving office, she's become an entrepreneur, founded non-profits, and if her political
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