Stacey Abrams said her message to voters as her gubernatorial campaign shifts into gear will be that she can create “one Georgia” that improves health and economic indicators across the state without raising taxes.
“I’m running because I believe in one Georgia where everyone can thrive, and today is the beginning of the next phase of this campaign where we fight together for one Georgia and we win,” she said.
Credit: Steve Schaefer
Credit: Steve Schaefer
Abrams declined to directly address comments by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, one of the Republican candidates for governor, where he accused her of “demeaning her own race” and said she needed to “go back to where she came from.” Critiques of Perdue have said those statements Monday were racist.
Perdue was responding in part to to statements by Abrams where she called Georgia the “worst state” to live in, which she later admitted was an “inelegant” way to describe the state’s issues. During Tuesday’s presser, she said she was focused on solving the state’s problems while Republicans are focused on her.
“I have listened to Republicans for the last six months attack me, but they’ve done nothing to attack the challenges facing Georgia,” she said. “They’ve done nothing to articulate their plans for the future of Georgia.”
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