Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams suggested the Democratic Party needs to properly assess the “complexity” of its current state in the future, which some Democrats argued lacks clarity.

The 2024 election saw the Democratic Party lose the presidential election between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with the party also losing control of the Senate and failing to retake the House. In reflecting on what the future holds for her party, Abrams expressed hope the party could look to former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, and the “innovation” he brought to the party in the 1970s.