"I acknowledge that former secretary of state Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial elections, but to watch an elected official who claims to represent the people in the state baldly pin his hopes for election on the suppression of the people's democratic right to vote has been truly appalling," Abrams said. "So let's be clear. This is not a speech of concession, because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true, or proper. As a woman of conscience and faith, I cannot concede that."
She called him "deliberate and intentional" in his actions and said eight years of divestment, disenfranchisement and incompetence had their desired effect. She predicted she would receive criticism for the tenor of her speech, rather than exhibiting the usual graciousness of a defeated candidate.
"Stoicism is a luxury, and silence is a weapon for those who would quiet the voices of the people, and I will not concede because the erosion of our democracy is not right," she said, adding she would pray for Kemp's success to be a governor for all Georgians.
Abrams Acknowledges Defeat in Georgia but Blasts Kemp in Fiery Remarks: ‘This Is Not a Speech of Concession’
She called him "deliberate and intentional" in his actions and said eight years of divestment, disenfranchisement and incompetence had their desired effect. She predicted she would receive criticism for the tenor of her speech, rather than exhibiting the usual graciousness of a defeated candidate.
"Stoicism is a luxury, and silence is a weapon for those who would quiet the voices of the people, and I will not concede because the erosion of our democracy is not right," she said, adding she would pray for Kemp's success to be a governor for all Georgians.
Abrams Acknowledges Defeat in Georgia but Blasts Kemp in Fiery Remarks: ‘This Is Not a Speech of Concession’
