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Stacey Abrams: “Too often the south has been sacrificed so that we can make…”

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

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Virtual Town Hall on Impact of Callais Decision w/ Doug Jones

Published | Video Starts at 31:51

Because in chess you have to look at the whole board and yes, you need to survive each move. But you don't sacrifice for no reason. And Too often the south has been sacrificed so that we can make a few moves that feel good but don't win anything long term. Now is the time for us to win our democracy back. Now is the time for us to have a whole board strategy where we recognize that no matter where … (31:51–32:00)

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Asserts that short-term political strategies have often neglected the long-term interests of the southern United States.

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