Thread by @JewhadiTM

Who saw THAT coming?

@StaceyAbrams Flames Out in Georgia Gubernatorial Debate spectator.org/abrams-flames-…

It’s little wonder that Abrams is running behind her GOP opponent, Secretary of State Brian Kemp. But why is the gap only 1.5 points in a red state like Georgia? The answer is that most of her campaign contributions come from out-of-state donors.

The Soros connection doesn’t stop with NGP. The not-conservative Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: “Soros has given $1.25M to Abrams’ political action committee, GeorgiaNEXT, since 2014. He also donated $1M to the Georgia Dem Party this year to support her campaign.”

And the Soros cash is by no means all of the out-of-state money Abrams has received. She has received millions in donations from “independent groups” and Democratic political action committees that have been spending lavishly on behalf of the Abrams campaign.

Moreover, most of the candidate’s individual contributions have come from out of town as well. She has received $1.2 million in contributions from residents of NYC, $581,000 from the denizens of DC, $429,000 from San Francisco, $300,000 from residents of LA, ad infinitum

Is all this lefty largesse enough to propel Abrams into the Georgia governor’s mansion? Not if she can’t do better in a more competitive environment than she was faced with during last night’s debate.

The debate was moderated by Abrams-friendly public “journalists” who repeatedly tossed her softball questions, interrupted her Republican opponent, and gave an absurd amount of time for the goofy effusions of Libertarian Ted Metz.

During the debate, Abrams blamed her tax evasion on Hurricane Katrina:

"In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit my family. My parents lost their church and most of their income. I became a primary source of income. "

"For the last 15 years I have taken responsibility for my parents… you can defer tax payments but not to responsibility for your family. I paid my bills."

The problem with this balderdash is that Katrina hit a decade before Abrams incurred the unpaid tax liability.

And the unpaid student loans (which no one asked about) were incurred a decade before the hurricane. So, this was never about supporting her family. Kemp also pressed Abrams on her invitation to “undocumented” Georgians to vote for her in November.

“Ms. Abrams, in a recent video, you called on illegals to vote for you in this election. You were asking for documented and undocumented folks to be a part of your winning strategy. Why are you encouraging people to break the law for you in the election?”

She responded with a red herring:

"I know the law when it comes to voting. I have never asked anyone legally ineligible to vote to cast ballots. I have asked for those legally eligible to cast ballots. We took you to court in 2016.… You used the exact system under dispute now"

This is a reference to a bogus lawsuit her organization has filed against Kemp, claiming that he is “suppressing the vote.” It is frivolous nonsense. When she pulled the same stunt in 2016, the case went nowhere.

Her registration drive submitted thousands of improper registrations and the Board of Elections tossed them. All of this is well known to residents of Georgia, including the moderators of last night’s debate.

The purpose of the exercise last night was to provide a platform for Abrams to make excuses for her malfeasance and to make a few promises she has no intention of keeping. Stacey Abrams is a corrupt, fiscally incontinent tax dodger. Voters would be insane to elect her as Governor