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Stacey Abrams: “If we'd gotten [the John Lewis act in 2021], we'd be in a…”

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

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One-on-One with Stacey Abrams | Cap Times Idea Fest 2025

Published | Video Starts at 45:39

We're not going to make it better for everyone, which is an actual independent redistricting coalition that we would have had had we been able to pass the John Lewis act in 2021. If we'd gotten [the John Lewis act in 2021], we'd be in a very different posture right now. But in lieu thereof, what we are going to do is make certain that every time you take a step, we are going to at least try to nullify the effectiveness of that step. (45:39–45:43)

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Asserts that passing the John Lewis Act in 2021 would have changed the current political situation.

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