Former state lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams reiterated her willingness to be vice president during a recent interview, despite having recently ruled out both presidential and Senate runs in 2020.
“I certainly would. I mean, I don’t want to be coy,” the Georgia Democrat said on WBUR’s On Point regarding whether she would seize an opportunity to add her name beside the 2020 Democratic nominee.
“But, the reality is, of course, the work that I want to see for America, the progress I want to see us make, I would be honored to be the running mate of the Democratic nominee,” she continued. She added that no matter what, her responsibility is to ensure the election of a president who “actually values Americans and values America and is willing to work towards an international order that benefits us all.”
“But my focus has to be on making sure we preserve our democracy,” she added. “And that means fighting voter suppression where it occurs.”
Abrams has refused to concede after losing the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, alleging that she was the victim of voter suppression and an unfair electoral process. During an Aug. 19 interview on CBS This Morning, Abrams claimed, “Concession means to say that the process was fair.” She has since devoted herself to Fair Fight, a voting rights organization that “encourages turnout in order to secure the voting rights of all Georgians.”
2020 Democratic front-runner Joe Biden asserted to reporters Tuesday that if he secures the Democratic nomination, he would “preferably” choose a woman or a person of color as his running mate, though he did not name anyone specifically.
