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Greg Bluestein

1 Dec, 9 tweets, 6 min read

BREAKING: Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022 #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

The Democrat announced her campaign with a video that highlighted her work since her narrow 2018 defeat to Kemp, along with a message that “opportunity and success in Georgia shouldn’t be determined by your ZIP code, background or access to power.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

@GovKemp

.@GovKemp responds: "I’m in the fight against Stacey Abrams, the failed Biden agenda, and their woke allies to keep Georgia the best place to live, work, and raise a family." #gapol

https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1466142583076405255

@GovKemp

@GovKemp Abrams' decision, long expected by local Democrats, clears the way for what could be a titanic showdown between two longtime political rivals. That is, if Kemp survives a fight for the GOP nomination first. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

https://twitter.com/drexrode/status/1466143254932594694

Consider this, from the executive director of the RGA, a message to both Abrams and Perdue campaigns #gapol

https://twitter.com/drexrode/status/1466143254932594694

An aide said that if Abrams is elected governor she will serve the full four-year term in office, adding that the buzz about a potential 2024 White House bid is “the talk of folks who don’t know her desire to lead Georgia.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

Stephen Lawson, a veteran Republican strategist, is among the political foes who welcomed her announcement.
“Never underestimate the unifying power Stacey Abrams can bring to Republicans in Georgia.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

“But some good Republican will run, and some good Republican will get my endorsement, and some good Republican will win.” Exactly the sort of GOP warfare that Abrams and Democrats hope will benefit them next year. #gapol

“Kemp has been very ineffective as a governor and frankly for the sake of the state Georgia I think he should probably bow out of the race,” Hannity says, adding that if Kemp stays in “that would also hurt Herschel Walker” in his Senate bid. #gapol

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