Why Democrats in Georgia and Florida are refusing to accept the election outcome

Published November 17, 2018 3:29am ET



Stacey Abrams, having lost the governor’s race in Georgia, effectively called the election illegitimate and called for a new election, before kind-of-conceding on Friday evening. The Democratic nominee has a powerful cheering section, with the likes of Sens. Cory Booker and Sherrod Brown accusing the Republicans of stealing the election.

Andrew Gillum has lost the governor’s race in Florida but refuses to concede — that is, after having withdrawn his Election Day concession.

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