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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStacey Abrams is even better at this than O'Rourke and Gillum.
Watching her speak live now, not quite conceding.
Stargleamer
(1,990 posts)diva77
(7,656 posts)JI7
(89,264 posts)those 3 democrats are all on the same side
greyl
(22,990 posts)Edit: Edited OP so I wouldn't be mistaken for finding fault with either O'Rourke or Gillum. Just saying how Abrams moved me even more than O'Rourke or Gillum, who were both A+.
greyl
(22,990 posts)That they're on the same side goes without saying.
RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)She's not - could be a runoff if the neither candidate gets better than 50 percent.
Not the same situation for O'Rourke or Gillum.
blogslut
(38,016 posts)Of course she's not going to concede when it's that close.
Polybius
(15,476 posts)Beto let one loose.
3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)...loose tonight.
Me too.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)and maybe other local races, look how close all these contests are...
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)They may be Dems that didn't win, but that doesn't define them.
greyl
(22,990 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)and she is demanding they be counted. I stand with her. All votes should be counted.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/abrams-campaign-says-georgia-governor-race-going-runoff
iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)A group of Georgia voters filed an eleventh-hour lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Secretary of State Brian Kemp who also happens to be the Republican candidate for governor from taking part in any activities related to the election results.
The five Georgia residents want a judge to bar Kemp from having any involvement in the counting of votes, the certification of results or any runoff or recount procedures.
"Defendant's clear bias in favor of his own candidacy demonstrates the truth of the axiom that no man may be the judge in his own case," says the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. "This Court should not permit Defendant Kemp to resolve the outcome of the elections in which he is a candidate under those circumstances."
...continued at link
zanana1
(6,129 posts)When she smiles, I smile.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)And didn't come out and just riff and then cuss at her audience.
Once again, a sister shows everyone how it should be done - with eloquence and style and passion and grace.