Georgia attorney Stacey Abrams announced her second run for governor Wednesday three years into her first imaginary term.<\/b>
\nGeorgia attorney Stacey Abrams announced her second run for governor Wednesday, three years into her first imaginary term. \u201cI\u2019m running for Governor because opportunity in our state shouldn\u2019t be determined by zip code, background or access to power,\u201d Abrams wrote in a tweet featuring an announcement video. The Democrat and former Georgia House leader lost to Republican Brian Kemp by less than 2 percent in 2018, a hostile year for Republicans who lost control of the lower chamber on Capitol Hill. Now Abrams, a polarizing figure who refused to concede that her 2018 race was free and fair despite no evidence for her claims, is running in a political climate favorable to Republicans excited at a rematch. \u201cThe one thing Georgia Republicans \u2014 and most independents \u2014 can agree on is that Stacey Abrams would be a disaster for the Peach State,\u201d one Republican familiar with the race told The Federalist. \u201cWhile Republicans are working through differences on their side, Abrams announcement guarantees Republicans will be united in November.\u201d Republicans expect an Abrams candidacy to energize voters and boost turnout in November. After clinching the Virginia governor\u2019s mansion for the first time in years by running on cultural issues, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) is prepared to go after Abrams on the same field. The RGA already branded the Georgia Democrat \u201cqueen of the woke mob\u201d on the heels of her announcement. \u201cAbrams stands firmly on the side of the woke activists who cost Georgia millions in revenue all because Governor Brian Kemp made it a priority to protect lives and livelihoods, keep kids in school and in the classroom, let businesses stay open and grow their workforce, and make it easier to vote and harder to cheat,\u201d RGA spokeswoman Maddie Anderson wrote in a statement. \u201cThe RGA looks forward to ensuring Abrams is once again soundly defeated.\u201d The Republican National Committee (RNC) echoed similar sentiments. \u201cThe RNC is excited to have another opportunity to deliver a crushing blow to Stacey\u2019s political aspirations by, yet again, denying her the keys to the Governor\u2019s mansion come November 2022,\u201d RNC spokesman Garrison Douglas said. Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp immediately jumped to rail his potential opponent in the general election as a mascot for far-left politics. Whether Kemp will remain the nominee next fall, however, remains contingent on a potential primary against former U.S. Sen. David Purdue who is weighing a challenge. Former President Donald Trump has already pledged to campaign against Kemp next year.<\/p>\n