Stacey Abrams says she will be Georgia governor if voters can navigate Gov. Kemp’s ‘voter suppression’

Stacey Abrams, Democratic Georgia Governor Candidate, claimed that she will win Tuesday’s election if voters “navigate the voter suppression systems” installed in her state by her opponent Gov. Brian Kemp, R.Ga.

On Saturday, she spent much of her interview with MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi complaining about Georgia Republicans’ voter suppression initiatives and attempts “to game the system” in order to remain in power next year despite record-breaking early voting turnout.

The host brought up polling that Abrams is “trailing Gov.” Kemp by double digits,” he said, though he also mentioned that some polling experts believe the race is closer than it appears.

Abrams was asked by him what her opinion was on the race’s current state. She said she was certain she would win, as long as her voters could overcome the voter suppression tactics she claimed were being used by the party at power.

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Abrams stated that “And although the polls will always tell the story that you want to hear, we know that the untold truth is that this race is tight, it is neck-and-neck, and that we believe we are on the path to victory if all our voters turn out and if they can overcome the obstacles set up by Brian Kemp, Brad Raffensperger.”

She stated that the Georgia Secretary-of-State and the incumbent governor had moved to “not only game the system but also suppress the voting in Georgia.”

Kemp was famously accused by Abrams of suppressing the vote in order to win the governorship over to her in 2018. She refused to concede to the Republican.

After Abrams spoke of the importance of Black voters in her race’s success, Velshi raised more questions about GOP “voter suppression” by clarifying the fact that Black voters were “a cornerstone to victory” and had been the subject of much voter suppression.

He said, “For many Americans, the imagery voter suppression, such as we were just showing is pictures of Georgia. These are photos of Georgia of long lines where it was illegal to provide water or snacks to voters, and registration items that are impediments for people voting.”

Velshi asked Abrams: “How influential is it to people today?” Do you know of any Black voters or voters in Georgia that want to vote to reverse this?

Abrams responded, “It’s exactly one of the main reasons that people are turning to out.”

She claimed that Georgia’s early voting turnout is high because people “understand Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger set barriers, and that they’re going be denied food and water in lines which in years past had stretched up to four, eight, hours. They also know that absentee ballots have faced more obstacles.

She also spoke out about voter suppression by “White supremacist and hard-right-wing groups” that “have been challenging people’s right to vote.” He did this because he was disappointed by the results.