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'The Run-Up': The Stacey Abrams Playbook

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 15 October 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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When Georgia flipped blue in the 2020 election, it gave Democrats new hope for the future. Credit for that success goes to Stacey Abrams and the playbook she developed for the state. It cemented her role as a national celebrity, in politics and pop culture. But, unsurprisingly, that celebrity has also made her a target of Republicans, who say she’s a losing candidate. On today’s episode: the Stacey Abrams playbook, and why the Georgia governor’s race means more to Democrats than a single elected office. “The Run-Up” is a new politics podcast from The New York Times. Leading up to the 2022 midterms, we’ll be sharing the latest episode here every Saturday. If you want to hear episodes when they first drop on Thursdays, you can search for “The Run-Up” wherever you get your podcasts. Visit nytimes.com/therunup to learn more.

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Michael. Today, the run-up are show about the midterm elections and how we got

0:06.6

to this front moment in American politics. Last week, we looked at the Republican strategy

0:12.2

for holding onto power at the state and local level, even amid changing demographics.

0:18.5

Today, in episode 6, a look at the Democrats. Take a listen.

0:24.7

It is election day in Georgia and the stakes are high.

0:31.0

Tonight, Georgia remains at the center of the American political universe. Why?

0:35.2

It's easy to forget this, but pretty much everything about our current political reality

0:41.1

comes back to Georgia.

0:42.7

CBS News, Projects Joe Biden has won Georgia, flipping.

0:46.1

After the 2020 election, we saw a shift of power in the US Senate.

0:51.0

Democrats flip the state.

0:52.1

This is a huge victory for the Democrats, a state they've long eyed, like a 10-year-long

0:57.7

project to flip this red-state blue.

1:00.2

And gave the party new hope for the future.

1:04.5

As the story goes, one day, one person who almost everybody agrees has been out front

1:08.7

leading the charge to make Georgia into the swing state it is tonight.

1:13.3

The reason Georgia flipped.

1:15.1

And that person is Stacey Abrams.

1:17.4

Is Stacey Abrams.

1:19.2

In the playbook she developed for the state.

1:22.7

Laying out the path to Democratic victory here and across the country.

1:26.7

Abrams says the keys are spending money, tens of millions, and convincing voters to show

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