breaking News: Stacey Abrams: Brian Kemp Is A Dirty S.O.B.! - News Paper

Stacey Abrams admits defeat. She slams Brian Kemp and Republicans for their shady tactics.

Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams slams Republicans and governor-elect Brian Kemp for dirty politics. The former Georgia lawmaker believes many voters were disenfranchised by Kemp and Republicans.

Watching the wait times Georgians faced in urban and poor rural communities, alarms a lot of people.

How the election was ran and how Kemp played should rile up many.

He practically stole the election.

Abrams and Andrew Gillum were the two African American candidates who outraised their Republican opponents. They had statewide and nationwide support from lawmakers and celebrities.

Yet, they failed to win. Many cite the fact that Kemp and Florida's governor-elect Ron DeSantis played upon the most ugliest elements of racism.

Donald J. Trump also threw his racist dog whistle and snarky remarks at the Democrats. Trump had played the race card upon Abrams and Gillum.

Here's the snark of Trump congratulating Kemp.

Congratulations to Brian Kemp on becoming the new Governor of Georgia. Stacey Abrams fought brilliantly and hard - she will have a terrific political future! Brian was unrelenting and will become a great Governor for the truly Wonderful People of Georgia!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2018

On Friday, Abrams acknowledged that Georgia will certify Kemp as the next governor of Georgia. In her concession speech, she said that she is not letting this loss go. She vows to hold Kemp and Republicans accountable.

She will likely file a federal lawsuit against the Georgia Secretary of State, a position Kemp held during the campaign. He resigned two days after being declared the winner.

Abrams said that "democracy has failed" under Republicans.

"So let's be clear -- this is not a speech of concession, because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper," she said. "As a woman of conscience and faith, I cannot concede that. But, my assessment is the law currently allows no further viable remedy. Now, I can certainly bring a new case to keep this one contest alive, but I don't want to hold public office if I need to scheme my way into the post. Because the title of governor isn't nearly as important as our shared title -- voters. And that is why we fight on."

Abrams had previously described Kemp as an "architect of voter suppression" and in her remarks said he had purposefully made the process a "gut-wrenching hardship" for many in Georgia.

This cuck will be governor. He managed to purge millions of voters.

"Under the watch of the now former secretary of state, democracy failed Georgia," Abrams said of Kemp, who served as the state's chief elections officer for nearly a decade before resigning after overseeing his own contest.

"Make no mistake, the former secretary of state was deliberate and intentional in his actions,"

Abrams said. "I know that eight years of systemic disenfranchisement, disinvestment and incompetence had its desired affect on the electoral process in Georgia."

Abrams also announced she will launch a new voting rights group called "Fair Fight Georgia."

Earlier in the day, Abrams' campaign rolled out a digital ad -- with nearly $100,000 behind it, according to a spokeswoman -- that asks voters to share their stories of trouble at the polls.

In a statement, Kemp said, "Moments ago, Stacey Abrams conceded the race and officially ended her campaign for governor. I appreciate her passion, hard work, and commitment to public service."

He continued, "The election is over and hardworking Georgians are ready to move forward. We can no longer dwell on the divisive politics of the past but must focus on Georgia's bright and promising future."

The Georgia race has stoked a fierce new front in the national battle over voting rights and access to the polls. Kemp, who has promoted and enforced some of the nation's most restrictive voting laws, was accused repeatedly before and during the campaign of seeking to suppress the minority vote.

His victory will keep the Georgia governor's mansion in GOP hands for a fifth consecutive term and demoralize Democrats who hoped to put the state on the presidential map in 2020. Abrams would have been Georgia's and the country's first female African American governor and the first Democrat to win a statewide race there since 2000.

Victory for her pioneering campaign would have instantly transformed Georgia into a 2020 presidential swing state and signaled the beginnings of a potential political realignment in region, which has been growing more diverse and educated as its economy expanded. Instead, Republicans will point to that same economic success as a sustaining force and question -- along with some Democrats -- the wisdom of Abrams' embrace of so many national liberal political stars.

Kemp's win will also please President Donald Trump, who disparaged Abrams, a former state House minority leader, as "not qualified" before the election and campaigned for the two-term secretary of state.

Polling in the days leading up the race showed a dead-heat between Abrams and Kemp, with libertarian candidate Ted Metz notching just enough support to deny the either of the favorites the majority required by Georgia law to win outright and avoid a December run-off. But Kemp ended up clearing 50%.





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breaking News: Stacey Abrams: Brian Kemp Is A Dirty S.O.B.! - News Paper