Stacey Abrams, who ran unsuccessfully for Georgia governor in 2018, is confident she will be elected president in the next 20 years.
Abrams, 46, said she “absolutely” believes a woman will be elected president by 2040, and it could be a black woman.
“Do you think they’ll elect you?” FiveThirtyEight political reporter Clare Malone asked Abrams.
“Yes, I do. That’s my plan, and I’m very pragmatic,” Abrams responded.
The former minority leader of the Georgia House aimed to become the nation’s first black, female governor during her 2018 bid but narrowly lost the election to Republican Brian Kemp, who was Georgia’s secretary of state. She famously refused to concede to Kemp, arguing that a voter suppression campaign against black voters had given her opponent a boost.
Abrams has been discussed as a potential vice presidential pick throughout the 2020 race, particularly as a way to add diversity to the Democratic ticket if a white man is nominated.
“I accept that I exist in the political zeitgeist in a very specific way,” she said. “I’m a very accomplished person who has experience on a realm of issues and has the capacity to do this job. … I’m not in the conversation just because I’m a black woman.”
