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Democrats court rural Southern voters with Stacey Abrams' State of the Union response

  • Written by Sharon Austin, Professor of Political Science and Director of the African American Studies Program, University of Florida
Democrats court rural Southern voters with Stacey Abrams' State of the Union responseStacey Abrams is the first African-American woman to deliver a State of the Union response in the 53-year history of this tradition.Pool video image via AP

In a brief, direct and optimistic speech about fighting immigrant scapegoating, racism and voter suppression, Stacey Abrams celebrated diversity in her Democratic rebuttal to Donald...

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