Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter says Stacey Abrams should have said 'I made a mistake'

Greg P. | 4:43 PM on February 06, 2022

Whoa.

That statement from Stacey Abrams where she played the race card to explain why she wasn’t wearing a mask inside a classroom was so bad that this journo from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweeted that a “better response from @staceyabrams would have been, ‘I made a mistake.'”:

A better response from @staceyabrams would have been, “I made a mistake.” #gapol https://t.co/mx7Yu4o7se

— Patricia Murphy (@politicalinsidr) February 6, 2022

“This exactly”:

This exactly https://t.co/kWHIqpSV7c

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) February 6, 2022

Maybe all those years of fawning press coverage were not so great?

If you’re looking for evidence of how Abrams’ previously fawning media coverage dulled her team’s ability to handle a story, look no further than the absolute bungling of this one and refusal to own up to her hypocrisy. #gapol https://t.co/YOo13p8YvM

— Tate Mitchell (@tatemitchellga) February 6, 2022

And team Abrams *knows* how bad it is for them and this photo is “goona be in a lot of ads this fall”:

Have a feeling this photo—which Abrams promoted on her own account—of her appearing maskless surrounded by kids in masks is gonna be in a lot of ads this fall. pic.twitter.com/gYtDOMGTeK

— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) February 6, 2022

Gov. Brian Kemp called the photo, “This kind of hypocrisy is exactly why Georgians see her campaign for governor for what it truly is: a quest for more power”:

That would be a safe bet. Here’s a statement from Kemp spokesman @tatemitchellga: “This kind of hypocrisy is exactly why Georgians see her campaign for governor for what it truly is: a quest for more power.” #gapol https://t.co/ot6dnFNTJS pic.twitter.com/eSrWip4TT7

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) February 6, 2022