She nearly flipped Georgia blue when she ran for governor. Now Stacey Abrams continues her fight against voter suppression and says she’d be open to being a vice presidential nominee. This is her story.
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00:00And as a person of color, as a black woman, I've had to overcome barriers myself.
00:04I've had to figure out how to navigate systems that aren't designed for me.
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00:27Every day, my parents taught us, all six of their children,
00:33to celebrate through service the grace that is America.
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01:01And today, I come to you as a young person, as a young woman, as a young black woman,
01:07to ask you to use us. We ask you to let us come forth with you, not behind you,
01:13not in front of you, but together, on that road to jobs, justice, and peace.
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01:42I ran for office because I believe that you have to fight to protect the elderly,
01:46that you must stand for immigrants and be their voice, no matter what language they speak.
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01:57Starting in 2014, we organized ourselves, we raised money, and we registered 86,000 New Georgians.
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02:22We are writing the next chapter of Georgia's future, where no one is unseen,
02:27no one is unheard, and no one is uninspired.
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02:36So I take the right to vote very seriously.
02:38I only believe that those who have the legal eligibility to vote should cast a ballot.
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02:53But here's the thing, to claim our victory, to write that next chapter, and live those best lives,
03:00we have a lot of work to do.
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03:06So let's go and vote for the one who glow. That's Stacey Abrams.
03:10You go out and vote and vote early right now.
03:12This is your chance, Georgia, to let your voice be heard and change the world.
03:16Fight back. Fight back. Stacey Abrams for governor.
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03:32Radical and corrupt. Stacey Abrams. You pay higher taxes, not her.
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03:41Do I make certain that my dad has access to his cancer treatments, that my mom has what she needs,
03:46that Faith has what she needs? I will always put my family first.
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03:57And I will not concede because the erosion of our democracy is not right.
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04:10My first responsibility was to channel my rage and my despondency into action, and we launched Fair Fight.
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04:25And I'm honored to join the conversation about the state of our union.
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04:36You'll be hearing more from me and my team about groundbreaking initiatives to protect the right to vote
04:42and to increase the participation of Americans.