Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, rejected similarities between her refusal to concede the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election and Donald Trump’s claims that he won the 2020 election on Monday night.
Abrams told 19th News that it was ‘incorrect’ to compare her to Trump since her issues were with ‘access’ to the voting box rather than ‘fraudulent outcomes.’
Abrams’ chances of winning the seat in 2022 are similarly slim, according to a new poll published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. Abrams trails incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp by 8 percent.
In 2018, Kemp narrowly defeated Abrams for the governorship in Atlanta by a margin of 1.4%.
Abrams has repeatedly confirmed and defended her refusal to concede the election in the following years.
When conceding that Kemp is now the governor of Georgia, she argued he suppressed voter participation while serving as Secretary of State – the office that handles elections on a statewide level. In 2019, she filed a lawsuit alleging that Georgia’s Republican leaders ‘grossly mishandled’ its elections.
Abrams stated, “The problems I articulated in 2018 were not intended to make me governor.” None of the filed lawsuits would have reversed or altered the election result.
Less than 50 days remain until the midterm elections, according to a recent survey, Republican Brian Kemp has an eight-point lead against Democrat Stacey Abrams.
“My point was that access to the election was defective, and I would not accept a system that allows citizens to be refused access. This is in stark contrast to someone claiming a fake conclusion.
She then took a swipe at Republicans who are calling her out for criticizing Trump for his unsubstantiated 2020 fraud claims while claiming that 2018 was stolen from her.
Abrams remarked, “The difficulty is that individuals will always cherry-pick the terminology they desire to make their points.” And I apologize for the fact that people can only listen to four seconds of a 15-second speech.
However, I believe it is of the utmost importance that we do not mix access and outcome.
Last Monday, former Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin praised Abrams for declaring on the show, nearly three years after the election, that she ‘didn’t win’ the race. Griffin thanked her for her candid admission that she had lost.
The Republican Governors Association called it a “laughable attempt to rewrite history” in a statement to DailyMail.com.
Maddie Anderson, regional press secretary for the RGA, stated, “In 2018, Stacey Abrams proclaimed loudly to all of Georgia, “I cannot yield.” Her ludicrous attempts to rewrite history are simply contradicted by her own comments on film.”
In an interview, Abrams clarified the difference between her accusations and those of Trump: ‘My point was that access to the election was faulty, and I refuse to concede a system that allows Americans to be refused access. This is quite distinct from someone alleging a fake conclusion.
She faces Kemp (pictured) in a rematch after losing to him by 1.4% in 2018.
“My advise to Abrams is to continue appearing on MSNBC and The View, two willing accomplices in her campaign to deceive Georgia voters about her record,”
The Tuesday survey indicates that Kemp’s lead against Abrams is expanding with less than 50 days until the election.
Fifty percent of eligible voters polled support the governor, compared to 42 percent who support Abrams.
Additionally, a majority of 54% stated they approve of Kemp’s performance as governor.
To avoid a runoff election in Georgia, candidates require a majority of the vote, rather than a plurality.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey released on Tuesday is a bleak forecast for Democrats statewide.
Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock, who won a special election in January 2021 and is now seeking a full term, behind Trump-backed Republican Herschel Walker in the Senate campaign.
Walker has 46 percent of the vote, whereas Warnock has 44 percent.