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Stacey Abrams Isn’t Conceding a Doggone Thing
Stacey Abrams isn’t about to let this governor thing go just yet. With most precincts having reported in, Georgia’s gubernatorial race has been projected to end in Republican Brian Kemp’s favor. But after a hard-fought campaign, Stacey Abrams has refused to concede and appears ready to take the race down to the wire—and down to…
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Stacey Abrams' Political Rise Is Georgia's Coming-to-Jesus Moment
ALBANY, Ga.— Glenn Singfield, Sr. takes a lot of pride in the racially diverse clientele that enjoys his meals at Albany Seafood Company, a family-owned business that’s been around since 2014. “Look around this place and see who’s here,” he told me Saturday night, noting the 50-50 split of black and white customers. “The only…
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Brian Kemp Doesn’t Need to Rig Georgia’s Election…Because Anyone Can
He had one job. Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor, is terrible at his job. As Georgia’s secretary of state, he “coordinates and monitors all election activity: this includes voter registration; municipal, state, county, and federal elections; campaign finance disclosure for state and federal candidates and political action committees; and certification of election results.”…
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Brian Kemp Launches Investigation Into Georgia's Democratic Party For Vote-Hacking and Everyone Knows Why
In a last-ditch effort to turn the tables on the election he has been accused of trying to steal ever since he became the state’s Republican nominee for Governor, Georgia’s Secretary of State announced that his office is investigating the Democratic party for an alleged attempt to hack the vote. The Washington Post reports that…
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A Racist Robocall Targeting Stacey Abrams Should Make You Very Angry
After reading this article, you should be furious. You are supposed to furrow your brow and denounce racism. You should loudly state that there is no place in America for such detestable actions. To show how you are fighting the insidious threat of hate in your country, you should post your grievance on your Facebook…
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Judges Keep Ruling Against Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression Tactics But He Won’t Stop Trying
On Friday, a federal judge ruled against Georgia Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp’s attempt to stop people from voting. It was not the first time a judge had ruled against Kemp, nor was it the second. Or the third. Or fourth. U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross ruled that the Kemp’s…
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Vice President Pence to Oprah: ‘This Ain’t Hollywood’
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence, the White House’s own version of Aaron Carter, was out stumping for Georgia gubernatorial candidate and current Georgia secretary of state and chief manipulator of votes, Brian Kemp. Pence, like the rest of America, has heard that Kemp’s opponent Stacey Abrams, the woman on the cusp of becoming the…
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Oprah Winfrey to Join Stacey Abrams on Her Historic Campaign to Become the First Black Woman Governor
With less than a week to go before Georgia decides if Democrat Stacey Abrams will become the country’s first black woman governor, Abrams just received a huge endorsement from black America’s second favorite first lady, Oprah Winfrey. The television talk show host turned television mogul has joined sides to help battle the fuck boy shit…
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White Nationalist Who Threatened Stacey Abrams' Campaign Poses for Picture With Brian Kemp
In late September, The Root ran a story about a campaign event held by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams in Augusta, Ga. Here’s what we wrote at the time. This is a pretty smart campaign stop—she’s tied with Secretary of State and Republican nominee Brian Kemp less than two months from Election Day and African-American…