A Progressive Black Woman vies to become Georgia’s Next Governor

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[/LFLOAT]The Georgia Primary Elections will be held tomorrow, May 22nd. Democratic candidates are courting a three-way split of the state’s voters heading into the final countdown. The split involves moderate Republicans, so-called “establishment” Democrats, and Black voters – who make up a whopping 65.5 percent of the Democratic primary population in the state.

Stacy Abrams is a 43-year old single black woman, a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School, studied public policy at the University of Texas – Austin, was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for 10 years including service as the Minority Leader of the Georgia House – being the first woman to lead either party in the Georgia General Assembly and the first African-American to lead in the Georgia House.

If elected, Abrams would become the first ever African-American female governor of any US state.

She is endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Corey Booker, US Representatives; David Scott, John Lewis, and Hank Johnson, Dr Joseph Lowery, Texas state Senator Wendy Davis, former Ohio state Senator Nina Turner, former US Representatives Gabby Giffords and Max Cleland, and a host of other individuals and organizations.

The gubernatorial primary contest in Georgia is seen as a test for the Democratic Party, which has been cautiously tentative in deciding how to motivate voters in the state and more generally across the country.

Who Does the Democratic Party Stand For?
The primary race between two Democratic candidates for governor in Georgia exposes the larger questions facing the party.

(In Georgia's last gubernatorial election in 2014, some 1.2 million eligible black voters stayed away from the polls.)​

 

[rareboy]

Best wishes for her success.

She would be a welcome ground breaker.

 

[Cormac135]

Good luck to her.

 

[bendted]

She appears to be a muff diver. Is she out? We had an out cocksucker run for gov here but he lost.

 

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She appears to be a muff diver. Is she out? We had an out cocksucker run for gov here but he lost.

There is a whisper campaign underway suggesting that she is both lesbian and “an angry black woman.”

… So I get Abrams back on the phone to ask about what I’m hearing, that a single black female can’t be governor in Georgia, and that there’s a line out there that she’s a lesbian.

After such a long pause that I think she’s hung up on me, Abrams replies. “I’m trying to think exactly how I’m going to answer this,” she says. “I am proud of who I am. I do not believe my race or my gender or my marital status are disqualifying. I am a very strong LGBTQ ally. I am personally heterosexual.”

She calls the gay rumors “pseudo worries, signals of internal fears” among people who harbor “deep disquiet with the change that my candidacy represents.”

Stacey Vs. Stacey
The dueling Democratic candidates in Georgia’s strangely pivotal governor’s race agree on this: Sometimes they wish they had different first names. (New York Magazine; May 2, 2018)​

When Black Women Try to Take Seats of Power, They’re Met With a Litany of Criticism (Rewire News; May 7, 2018)

… These judgments were on full display in a recent New York magazine article^ that ostensibly explored the campaigns of the two women—Stacey Abrams, who is Black, and Stacey Evans, who is white—running to become Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate. What the article offers, however, is a litany of demeaning characterizations of Abrams, including suggestions that she is “uppity,” financially ill-equipped, unmarriageable, and someone who plays the so-called race card. In short, the article is a regurgitation of some of the most demeaning and hostile labels that Black women come up against whenever they attempt to claim seats of power.

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Stacey Abrams: I’ll fight discrimination, support LGBT equality as governor (Project Q Atlanta | Q Magazine; January 29, 2018)

Georgia 2018: Abrams wins LGBT advocacy group’s endorsement (Atlanta Journal Constitution Political Insider Blog; April 18, 2018)

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America Has Never Had a Black Woman Governor. Stacey Abrams Has Something to Say About That. (Mother Jones; May/June 2018 Issue)

Can She Turn A Red State Blue? Stacey Abrams Intends To In Georgia (Essence; April 26, 2018)

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

In Jawjuh? Pffffft, good luck sister.

Also the only thing more cringe-inducing than still having "first black" anythings in 2018 is how comfortable people are with still having "first black" anythings in 2018.

 

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Stacy Abrams is the first black woman to be a major party nominee for governor in the United States.

 

[rareboy]

Well it is a start.

Now she has to motivate all the Democrats to come out and support her.

 

[ballcaphair]

I have a e-pal in Atlanta who has seen her speak at several New Georgia Project meetups. She's articulate, active and respectable. I'm a conservative and her fiscal priorities are so f*cking sound and responsible that she is stunning and vital. Man, I hope she wins. It would be glorious to see a politician keep it real.

 

[medic1]

In Jawjuh? Pffffft, good luck sister.

Also the only thing more cringe-inducing than still having "first black" anythings in 2018 is how comfortable people are with still having "first black" anythings in 2018.

Agree totally.......

She is getting lots of "air-time" over here. I personally think she is the best candidate.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Stacy Abrams is the first black woman to be a major party nominee for governor in the United States.

don't remind me Dems have been pulling some upsets in da dirty souf so who knows....

 

[TickTockMan]

Good luck to her, but Dem leaders have shown they whether lose to a Republican than win with a progressive.

 

[bendted]

This is a perfect example of the blacks, gays and women coming together when voting. It can be an unstoppable force.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Good luck to her, but Dem leaders have shown they whether lose to a Republican than win with a progressive.

 

[TX-Beau]

Good luck to her, but Dem leaders have shown they whether lose to a Republican than win with a progressive.

That's a new one, the DNC is purposely ?tanking? Democratic candidates because they don't want progressives "winning."

Yes, and they threw the race in 2016 because they didn't want Bernie being the power behind the throne! EVIL DONNA BRAZILLE!!!!!

BOOO!!!!!




...can't make this shit up...

(I wonder if that's the new meme out of the Kremlin)

 

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…Dem leaders have shown they [would rather] lose to a Republican than win with a progressive.

That’s what the Stacey Abrams candidacy is all about. Her now-defeated Democratic opponent in the Primary Election was the “traditional” “establishment” candidate. The Democratic voters in Georgia have chosen the Progressive candidate.

(From linked article)
The Georgia governor’s race is about letting Democratic voters choose what they want their party to be. For many Georgians, that possibility is thrilling. “Black folks have been voting for the lesser of two evils all our lives. This is an opportunity to say this is someone who can identify with my interests to a very soulful level,” Crutcher, the Atlanta minister, said. “I’m willing to vote for Abrams even if it doesn’t happen, for the sake of growing pains.”

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Stacey Abrams addresses the 2016 Democratic National Convention (YouTube video; July 25, 2016; 3:24 minutes)​

 

[TickTockMan]

That’s what the Stacey Abrams candidacy is all about. Her now-defeated Democratic opponent in the Primary Election was the “traditional” “establishment” candidate. The Democratic voters in Georgia have chosen the Progressive candidate.

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Stacey Abrams addresses the 2016 Democratic National Convention (YouTube video; July 25, 2016; 3:24 minutes)​

There is more to it than just the people's votes. Last year or the year before state Dems funded a Republican over the progressive that won their primary in one state. It was an easy win, but they gave it away. That is not even getting into cheating behind the scenes if they feel like it.

 

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There is more to it than just the people's votes. Last year or the year before state Dems funded a Republican over the progressive that won their primary in one state. It was an easy win, but they gave it away. That is not even getting into cheating behind the scenes if they feel like it.

I don’t understand your remarks.

 

[TX-Beau]

I don’t understand your remarks.

Much is lost in the translation from the original Russian.

 

[TickTockMan]

I don’t understand your remarks.

Then I can't help you. I only know English.