Stacey Abrams has been making the case for herself as Joe Biden’s running mate. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, writes ed_kilgore
The irrepressible Stacey Abrams of Georgia. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Thanks to the postponement and cancellation of spring Democratic primaries — which has left Joe Biden the uncrowned but generally acknowledged nomination winner — the veepstakes are getting more early attention than usual. And aside from Biden’s own decision to narrow the field to women, the selection process is mostly following the hallowed patterns, as modified by the peculiar conditions of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I try to be straightforward because while we hope the work speaks for itself, sometimes the work needs a hype man,” Abrams said on The View this month. “And I learned early on that if I didn’t speak for myself, I couldn’t tell the story.”“She believes that women are often passed over and that they have to speak up for themselves, so why shouldn’t they,” said Franklin. “And you can’t argue with that.
As it happens, Stacey Abrams’s voice is already a regular part of national discourse. She’s already getting plenty of attention as the former Democratic opponent to a Republican governor who is gambling her state’s health and safety in a precipitant relaxation of coronavirus precautions.
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