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In Georgia, battle of the 'Staceys' tests Democrats' future
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-georgia-insight/in-georgia-battle-of-the-staceys-tests-democrats-future-idUSKBN1EE18S
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The two Democratic candidates running for governor in Georgia are both lawyers and former state legislators. Both are women, and on many policy issues it’s hard to tell them apart. Both even share the same first name - Stacey.
But they sharply disagree on the path to victory.
Stacey Abrams, 44, wants to become the first African American female governor in the United States by mobilizing solidly Democratic black voters, who vote sporadically in elections, to form a winning coalition with white liberals.
Stacey Evans, 39, thinks the math does not add up without also appealing to white moderates, many of them outside urban areas, who voted for President Donald Trump last November. She is highlighting her crossover appeal as a white suburban mother with country roots.
But they sharply disagree on the path to victory.
Stacey Abrams, 44, wants to become the first African American female governor in the United States by mobilizing solidly Democratic black voters, who vote sporadically in elections, to form a winning coalition with white liberals.
Stacey Evans, 39, thinks the math does not add up without also appealing to white moderates, many of them outside urban areas, who voted for President Donald Trump last November. She is highlighting her crossover appeal as a white suburban mother with country roots.
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It's going to take a coalition of blacks, whites, liberals, independents, moderates, embarrassed evangelicals, and rebellious conservatives. It's what gave Obama his two victories by a cheatproof margin (with the help of Romney's alienation of moderates by witholding his tax returns). Abrams shouldn't "bet the farm" on the black/liberal vote any more than Hillary should have on the women's vote.
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