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Stacey Abrams Clarifies Timing on Possible Presidential Run


Stacey Abrams said Monday that a 2020 presidential run is “definitely on the table,” clarifying earlier remarks that seemed to rule one out, NBC News reports.

The Georgia Democrat, who narrowly lost a gubernatorial bid last year, suggested earlier in the day that she wouldn’t be ready to consider a presidential campaign until 2028. But later, she said on Twitter that a White House bid in the current election cycle was still under consideration.

Abrams, people familiar with her thinking say, thinks it’s important that an African-American woman with her experience be seen as a credible potential presidential candidate. After all, allies note, former congressman Beto O’Rourke lost his 2018 campaign too, but that hasn’t stopped the political world from seeing him as a potential top-tier 2020 candidate.

“My task is to make certain that a Democrat is elected not only to the White House but that we have a Democratic majority in the Senate and a Democratic majority in Congress,” Abrams said during a visit to the annual South by Southwest festival.

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Source: NBC San Diego

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