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Stacey Abrams: “There is a current attack that is visceral and vicious, but…”

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 10:24

And as excited as I was about that campaign, as bullish as I remain, I'm never going to be buffeted by how hard it feels because I know where we started. And that feels like a very long way around saying that, yes, There is a current attack that is visceral and vicious, but it is not unprecedented. It's just different. And this is a long fight. It's a fight over power. It's a fight over presence. It's a fight over who gets to be heard. (10:24–10:34)

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Asserts that there is an ongoing attack on voting rights that is severe but not without precedent.

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