Democrats Fret as Stacey Abrams Struggles in Georgia Governor’s Race

By artappraiser on Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:02pm |

Democrats are starting to reappraise Abrams's chances but she was a lock for the primary given that many in her party believed the 2018 election was stolen from her (the loss wasn't her fault). https://t.co/3aP1STBSUE
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 7, 2022

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/us/politics/stacey-abrams-georgia-governor.html

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In Georgia's two big statewide races, Warnock is outspending Walker and Abrams is outspending Kemp. The Senate $ isn't that surprising because Warnock's an incumbent but Abrams has brought in a lot of national money. https://t.co/HqRFjxA0eH pic.twitter.com/AWAhFsjlNu
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 7, 2022

followed by tweet in main post with NYT article, followed by

This is something I noticed too, Stacey Abrams is not particularly motivating for AA voters. She has lower draw than Rev. Warnock does in his Senate race. pic.twitter.com/5UAkpvC4l3
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 7, 2022

This is all true, she was known to be part of the more conservative part of the house caucus in Georgia. But the past few years her power base has shifted out of state and she now is viewed as part of the national progressive cohort. https://t.co/ToknUMFWah
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 7, 2022

The line that Abrams used at that event a few months ago: that georgia is the best place to do business but the worst state to live in, is the kind of line you might use with fundraisers in other states. It's possible she used it elsewhere before using it there.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 7, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:12pm

Missing here: what is the normal handicap for "running while female"? - 3%? 5%?

Here's some stats on women running for mayor vs city council or school board (yes, women have an advantage for the latter, unsurpringly? I'd guess Senator falls under the more serious job list)

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 09/07/2022 - 11:47pm

If you're going to go there, whaddabout this?

People shouldn't worry about DeSantis becoming President so much because he's like 5'7''.
— Sam Haselby (@samhaselby) September 10, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 11:38am

Stacey is 5'3". Hillary 5'5".

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 1:11pm

and whaddabout this voter prejudice?

One of these is morbidly obese.
— Jeff Barrett (@ChattahoocheeJB) September 10, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 1:10pm

Georgia Governor Kemp Has 8-Point Lead Over Stacey Abrams in New Poll https://t.co/T68Lxa5QhB via @Yahoo
— Pat Wallace (@PatWall48894547) September 10, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 1:03pm

Then there's the hotep thing:

Democrats blaming Black Men for Stacey Abram's low polls against Brian Kemp forget one thing: We don't owe the Democratic Party a damn thing. The Democratic Party owes us and we don't see a return on our previous investments.
— RealTimBlack (@RealTimBlack) September 9, 2022

Stacey has been setting up a potential defeat based solely on black men not voting for her.
— PopPop Hotep (@IronApache) September 10, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 1:17pm

With polls showing Stacey Abrams trailing Gov. Brian Kemp, the Democratic challenger in Georgia’s governor's race has leaned heavily into highlighting her support for legalizing sports betting in the state. https://t.co/2J0c07gImH
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 13, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 3:07am

Well, that wasn't on my bingo card

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 6:41am

No matter what she claims about it, nearly everyone, including me, is going to see it as a ridiculously blatant attempt to buy male votes, especially Black male votes, which are a particularly weak spot for her.

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 5:25am

No shit. I kinda thought she was smarter than that.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 6:06am

It's interesting Stacey Abrams is running ads on casino gambling/sports betting as her marquee economic strategy, you have to wonder if the polls would have been different if she was promoting traditional Dem policies like a higher minimum wage or higher taxes on the rich.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 19, 2022

People think Georgia is a very conservative state but it has a populist streak too going back to the 19th Century (some of which was beat back by the Jim Crow movement in early 20th, although Zell Miller road a second wave of populism later).
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) September 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 11:30pm

Kemp with a big lead over Abrams, and Walker with a notable but smaller one. https://t.co/lE9Q2CdsS0
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) September 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 7:50pm

Democrats Fret as Stacey Abrams Struggles in Georgia Governor’s Race

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