Stacey Abrams is managing an effort to protect democracy in the 2020 elections. It's called "Fair Fight". I just gave her $1000.
Abrams was the Democratic leader in the Georgia state House before running for Governor in 2018. Her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, was the state Secretary of State. This meant he was in charge of managing his own election against her. With black voters being inexplicably declared ineligible and and unusual levels of undervotes in majority-black precincts, it seems that he made full use of his power.
Fair Fight is about stopping such offenses against democracy. Right now the organization is pursuing a legal case against the Georgia state government to ensure that the same offenses don't get repeated in 2020. Getting to work on these issues a year in advance is very important, and it's part of why I wanted to donate now rather than later.
Much may depend on Georgia. The Presidential polling is close, and because of a retirement there are two Senate races at once. While Fair Fight operates in other states, I'm quite happy for Abrams to take a Georgia-centric view. I think Republicans are more likely to win all these races, but Democrats have a fighting chance, and the Senate races especially are what you might need to pass Medicare for All.
Stacey Abrams is veteran of the battle against Deep South vote suppression, and she knows how state-level politics works. After all, she was at the very center of it in a deeply contested state. She's the person I'd want running a hugely consequential effort to defend democracy from its enemies.
Abrams was the Democratic leader in the Georgia state House before running for Governor in 2018. Her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, was the state Secretary of State. This meant he was in charge of managing his own election against her. With black voters being inexplicably declared ineligible and and unusual levels of undervotes in majority-black precincts, it seems that he made full use of his power.
Fair Fight is about stopping such offenses against democracy. Right now the organization is pursuing a legal case against the Georgia state government to ensure that the same offenses don't get repeated in 2020. Getting to work on these issues a year in advance is very important, and it's part of why I wanted to donate now rather than later.
Much may depend on Georgia. The Presidential polling is close, and because of a retirement there are two Senate races at once. While Fair Fight operates in other states, I'm quite happy for Abrams to take a Georgia-centric view. I think Republicans are more likely to win all these races, but Democrats have a fighting chance, and the Senate races especially are what you might need to pass Medicare for All.
Stacey Abrams is veteran of the battle against Deep South vote suppression, and she knows how state-level politics works. After all, she was at the very center of it in a deeply contested state. She's the person I'd want running a hugely consequential effort to defend democracy from its enemies.
