Stacey Abrams Dodges on Whether She Considers Brian Kemp a Legitimate Governor-Elect

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Actor who ░░░░░░░░ from this That s ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen to ░░░░░░░░ Ohio democratic senator Sherrod ░░░░░░░░ said about your race ░░░░░░░░ few days ago If ░░░░░░░░ Abrams doesn t win ░░░░░░░░ Georgia they stole it ░░░░░░░░ s clear It s ░░░░░░░░ And I say that ░░░░░░░░ Sherrod brown says the ░░░░░░░░ was stolen Do you ░░░░░░░░ that it was stolen ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ Kemp is not the ░░░░░░░░ governor elect of Georgia ░░░░░░░░ law as it stands ░░░░░░░░ that he received an ░░░░░░░░ number of votes to ░░░░░░░░ the governor of Georgia ░░░░░░░░ I acknowledge the law ░░░░░░░░ it stands I am ░░░░░░░░ lawyer by training and ░░░░░░░░ have taken the constitutional ░░░░░░░░ to uphold the law ░░░░░░░░ we know sometimes the ░░░░░░░░ does not do what ░░░░░░░░ should and something being ░░░░░░░░ does not make it ░░░░░░░░ This is someone who ░░░░░░░░ compromised our systems He ░░░░░░░░ compromised our democratic systems ░░░░░░░░ that is not appropriate ░░░░░░░░ my mission is to ░░░░░░░░ certain that no one ░░░░░░░░ to face this conversation ░░░░░░░░ forward we re going ░░░░░░░░ ensure that voter protection ░░░░░░░░ more than a slogan ░░░░░░░░ it s actually a ░░░░░░░░ cause that cuts across ░░░░░░░░ There are Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ harmed Democrats who were ░░░░░░░░ independents who were harmed ░░░░░░░░ of the original 13 ░░░░░░░░ founding blocks of our ░░░░░░░░ and I want Georgia ░░░░░░░░ be better Is he ░░░░░░░░ legitimate governor elect of ░░░░░░░░ He is the person ░░░░░░░░ won the adequate number ░░░░░░░░ votes to become the ░░░░░░░░ With all due respect ░░░░░░░░ I respect where you ░░░░░░░░ coming from and the ░░░░░░░░ that you re raising ░░░░░░░░ re not answering the ░░░░░░░░ No I You re ░░░░░░░░ using the word legitimate ░░░░░░░░ he the legitimate governor ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia He is ░░░░░░░░ legal governor of Georgia ░░░░░░░░ have meaning I spent ░░░░░░░░ lifetime not only as ░░░░░░░░ attorney but as a ░░░░░░░░ and I m careful ░░░░░░░░ the words I choose ░░░░░░░░ he takes the oath ░░░░░░░░ office he will be ░░░░░░░░ legal governor of the ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia the legal ░░░░░░░░ What you are looking ░░░░░░░░ me to say is ░░░░░░░░ there was no compromise ░░░░░░░░ our democracy and there ░░░░░░░░ be some political compromise ░░░░░░░░ the language I use ░░░░░░░░ that s not right ░░░░░░░░ s not right is ░░░░░░░░ that something was done ░░░░░░░░ when it was not ░░░░░░░░ will never deny the ░░░░░░░░ premature that says he ░░░░░░░░ in this position and ░░░░░░░░ pray for his success ░░░░░░░░ will I say that ░░░░░░░░ election was not tainted ░░░░░░░░ not a disinvestment and ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of voters ░░░░░░░░ do not To be ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ opinion of what you ░░░░░░░░ or should not say ░░░░░░░░ m trying to understand ░░░░░░░░ you re coming from ░░░░░░░░ you at all concerned ░░░░░░░░ your word this is ░░░░░░░░ and in your speech ░░░░░░░░ will undermine faith in ░░░░░░░░ democratic process Not at ░░░░░░░░ because the words I ░░░░░░░░ are very specific We ░░░░░░░░ had systematic disenfranchisement of ░░░░░░░░ We have seen gross ░░░░░░░░ of our elections And ░░░░░░░░ have seen an erosion ░░░░░░░░ faith in our democracy ░░░░░░░░ our state Those are ░░░░░░░░ true facts But these ░░░░░░░░ all solvable problems and ░░░░░░░░ s why I m ░░░░░░░░ to be an American ░░░░░░░░ s why I m ░░░░░░░░ to be a Georgian ░░░░░░░░ I m taking up ░░░░░░░░ fight Georgia Faith is ░░░░░░░░ enough We have to ░░░░░░░░ action married to that ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ that you are trying ░░░░░░░░ cast aspersions or trying ░░░░░░░░ get me to say ░░░░░░░░ What I am clear ░░░░░░░░ I m chooing my ░░░░░░░░ carefully We have to ░░░░░░░░ people who are going ░░░░░░░░ fight to make sure ░░░░░░░░ works for everyone There ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who are going ░░░░░░░░ win elections because of ░░░░░░░░ we do independents who ░░░░░░░░ a foothold because of ░░░░░░░░ we do That is ░░░░░░░░ s right under democracy.