Stacey Abrams expects Ossoff, Warnock win : 'I put my money on blue'

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Stacey Abrams on a Monday night episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone ColbertGraham responds to 'clueless' Biden: 'It's not personal' Chris Wallace defends Jill Biden: No one 'made a fuss' over calling Martin Luther King Jr. a 'doctor' Biden says Lindsey Graham is a 'personal disappointment' as a former colleague MORE" expressed her confidence in Democrats ahead of the Georgia runoff elections.

During her appearance on the show, the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate discussed mobilizing voters as well as her belief that Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock will secure a victory against Republican David Perdue David PerdueTrump's final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances Raffensperger demands Perdue apologize after wife got death threats following November call for resignation Wall Street zeros in on Georgia runoffs MORE — whose Senate term ended Sunday — and Sen. Kelly Loeffler Kelly LoefflerTrump's final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances Trump at Georgia rally says he hopes Pence 'comes through for us' Raffensperger demands Perdue apologize after wife got death threats following November call for resignation MORE (R-Ga.) in Georgia's Senate runoff elections on Tuesday.

“I think we’re ready to get it done,” Abrams said. “I put my money on blue.”

Abrams told Colbert that she has seen record voter turnout among minorities and young people. She also expressed that a large number of voters turned out for the runoff election who did not vote during the November presidential election.

"We have seen incredible turn out from Democrats across the state [and] we have seen a diverse electorate the likes of which we haven't seen in a runoff and we're energized," Abrams said. "People want COVID relief. They want good jobs. They want access to justice and they want Joe Biden Joe BidenAttorney says census count to determine congressional seats won't be done until February Trump's final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances Trump at Georgia rally says he hopes Pence 'comes through for us' MORE to have a partner, not an obstructionist. And that means they need Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisTrump's final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances Raffensperger demands Perdue apologize after wife got death threats following November call for resignation The Memo: Trump imperils GOP's chances in Georgia MORE not only to be the president of the Senate, but the tie-breaking vote so that we can get the things we need in this next term."

The results of Tuesday's race will determine whether control of the Senate will rest with the GOP or Democrats.

Former first lady Michelle Obama Michelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaMichelle Obama urges Georgia voters to 'take charge of your power' at drive-in concert ahead of runoffs As Trump pursues an electoral do-over, should Biden pick Obama as AG? 2020's top political celebrity moments MORE on Monday also called for Georgians to express their support for Ossoff and Warnock at the ballot box.

"So if Georgians elect @ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff, we’ll take another step toward cleaning up the mess of the past four years. And we’ll send a message to any politician who puts themselves and their ambition above our system of self-government," she wrote on Twitter.

Coffeecor25 on January 5th, 2021 at 17:22 UTC »

If she pulls this off, they need to put her in charge of the DNC. Apparently she knows what she’s doing and can pull the votes, something many democrats are clueless about

TheBirminghamBear on January 5th, 2021 at 17:20 UTC »

IIRC, Georgia was forced to move to a paper-trail and auditable voter machine system specifically because Kemp cheated in 2018 to fuck over Stacey Abrams.

Man it would be so delicious if Stacey's loss in 2018 is what won us the Senate in 2020.

industrialbird on January 5th, 2021 at 17:19 UTC »

Please let my vote have helped!!!