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Stacey Abrams: “Before I ran for governor, I was well known in the Georgia…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Stacey Abrams on why the gutting of the Voting Rights Act is 'evil'

Published | Video Starts at 32:38

Democracy says we want more people to share in power. And democracy says there has to be accountability for the misuse of that power. And so I had credit. Before I ran for governor, I was well known in the Georgia General Assembly for being someone who could work across the aisle. I was the Democratic leader, and yet Republicans would bring their bills to my desk before they dropped them in the hopper. They would say, can you look at this for me, leader? (32:38–32:44)

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Asserts that Stacey Abrams was recognized for bipartisan cooperation in the Georgia General Assembly.

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