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Democrats court rural Southern voters with Stacey Abrams' State of the Union response

  • Written by Sharon Austin, Professor of Political Science and Director of the African American Studies Program, University of Florida
Stacey Abrams is the first African-American woman to deliver a State of the Union response in the 53-year history of this tradition.Pool video image via AP

In a brief, direct and optimistic speech about fighting immigrant scapegoating, racism and voter suppression, Stacey Abrams celebrated diversity in her Democratic rebuttal to Donald...

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