ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has introduced she is going to launch one other marketing campaign to change into the nation’s first Black lady governor.
Abrams made the announcement by way of Twitter on Tuesday saying, “I am working for Governor as a result of alternative in our state should not be decided by zip code, background or entry to energy.”
With out severe competitors in a Democratic major, the announcement units up a probable rematch between Abrams and incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Their 2018 contest was probably the most narrowly determined races for governor that yr and was dominated by allegations of voter suppression, which Kemp denied.
But Abrams’ sturdy displaying satisfied nationwide Democrats that Georgia ought to not be written off as a GOP stronghold. Her efficiency and subsequent group satisfied Joe Biden to speculate closely within the state in 2020, and he grew to become the primary Democratic presidential candidate to seize it since 1992. The occasion later gained a slender Senate majority after victories in two particular elections within the state.
Gov. Kemp took to Twitter himself on Wednesday with sharp criticism of Abrams, stating “with Stacey Abrams in management, Georgia would have shut down, college students would have been barred from their lecture rooms, and woke politics could be the legislation of the land and the lesson plan in our colleges. Her far-left agenda of open borders, gun confiscation, excessive taxes, and anti-law enforcement insurance policies don’t mirror who we’re as Georgians.”
Subsequent November’s election for Governor is a battle for the soul of our state. I’m within the combat towards Stacey Abrams, the failed Biden agenda, and their woke allies to maintain Georgia one of the best place to stay, work, and lift a household.
— Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) December 1, 2021
The 2022 governor’s race will take a look at whether or not these features had been a one-time phenomenon pushed by discomfort with then-President Donald Trump or marked the start of a extra consequential political shift in a quickly rising and diversifying South.
