Up next at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network gathering, failed 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams:
standing ovation for @staceyabrams , introduced by Sharpton as a "daughter of Georgia"
— Katie Glueck (@katieglueck) April 3, 2019
And to a cheering crowd, she questioned the legitimacy of her election:
. @staceyabrams at @NationalAction on 2018: “I have one very affirmative statement to make: We won.”
— David Catanese (@davecatanese) April 3, 2019
At the #NANCONV2019, @staceyabrams says of her 2018 loss: "We won"
"We had this little election back in 2018. And despite the final tally and the inauguration and the situation we find ourselves in, I do have very affirmative statement to make. We won.” pic.twitter.com/8FED6azZmr
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 3, 2019
A standing ovation, even:
First standing-ish ovation at NAN comes for @staceyabrams.
"We had this little election back in 2018," she says. "We won."
— Matt Stevens (@ByMattStevens) April 3, 2019
She called the winner, Republican Brian Kemp, a “cartoon villain”:
Abrams describes her opponent Brian Kemp as a “cartoon villain”
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) April 3, 2019
“They stole it from the voter of Georgia,” she exclaimed:
. @staceyabrams on why she hasn’t conceded 2018: “Concession needs to say something is right and true and proper…You can’t trick me into saying it was right.”
“I’m not saying they stole it from me, but they stole it from the voters of Georgia.”
— David Catanese (@davecatanese) April 3, 2019
Abrams on why she didn't concede:
“I refused to concede because, here's the thing: concession needs to say something is right and true and proper. … You can’t trick me into saying it was right.”
Republicans "stole" the election from "the voters of Georgia.” pic.twitter.com/JvvsRSBWkw
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 3, 2019
“Pathetic”:
Breaking: Stacey Abrams did not win.
She is refusing to accept the results of a valid election.
It's pathetic.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) April 3, 2019
Will anyone in the MSM talk about what a dangerous precedent this is?
Here’s the thing that constantly amazes me about @staceyabrams: the way that still — all these months later — her #GAGOV race is still so raw & energizing to voters, particularly voters of color. One woman just glimpsed Abrams backstage & was nearly in tears from excitement.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 3, 2019
We imagine the coverage might be a tad different if President Trump loses in 2020 and he questions the legitimacy of the results:
A dangerous threat to our Democracy. https://t.co/ItD2A6Yb9W
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 3, 2019
And keep in mind, it wasn’t even close:
Stacey Abrams lost by 54,723 votes. This is a delusional attack on the legitimacy of our elections by a prominent Democrat, and it's rather telling that the media and other Democrats are silent about it. https://t.co/gNAnh5mfLg
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 3, 2019
Does she think it will work?
The best part of the Abrams quote is her thinking everyone is trying to trick her into conceding that she lost by over 50,000 votes instead of her trying to trick everyone that she won.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 3, 2019
"You won't trick me into accepting math or a result that literally everyone else has accepted, you crazy people."
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 3, 2019
And the gaslighting continues:
She continues to gaslight the entire state of Georgia.
If a GOP candidate said this stuff he or she would be mocked at a national level.
Instead, Abrams is floated as a presidential contender or Senate candidate… https://t.co/aKKdZAGEaz
— Jesse Hunt (@JJHunt10) April 3, 2019
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets and the headline amended to reflect the addition of video.
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