Stacey Abrams to deliver Democratic response to State of the Union

AP | Stacey Abrams will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer told reporters last week that he asked Abrams 3 weeks ago and he was “delighted” when she accepted. The role elevates Abrams in Democratic politics after she narrowly lost the Georgia governor’s race in November. Schumer called Abrams a “great spokesperson” and a leader on voting rights.

A group backed by Abrams filed a federal lawsuit this month saying Georgia deprived many low-income people and minorities of their voting rights with Brian Kemp, then secretary of state, overseeing the 2018 election. After a long dispute, Kemp won the governorship.

Senate Democrats are urging Abrams to run for the Senate in 2020 against Republican Senator David Perdue