Stacey Abrams says Trump’s re-election wasn’t a ‘seismic shift’ or a ‘landslide’
Stacey Abrams said on MSNBC Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory did not mean “seismic change.”
“We keep remembering badly what happened in November. Yes, Donald Trump won the election, but it wasn’t by a landslide,” Abrams told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.
“It was an evenly divided nation. You got a lot of people, but this was not a seismic shift where 57, 58 percent of America said no,” said the leader who has failed twice in Georgia.
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US President-elect Donald Trump smiles during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Shortly after winning both the popular vote and the electoral college, Trump vowed to lead “America’s golden age” after launching “the greatest political movement ever.”
The president’s second major victory included sweeping all the battleground states and Republicans winning majorities in the House and Senate. In addition, Trump improved his vote share across the country, starting in conservative areas but moving into deeply Democratic states.
Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated Trump by phone the next morning and later delivered his acceptance speech at his alma mater, Howard University.
This is determined by many to be a mandate from the American people, who are fed up with the economic problems, the border crisis and the broken immigration system.
However, Abrams said, “It was less than 50 percent of the voters who said this is what we want.”
According to the Associated Press, Trump received 49.9% of the national vote.
Stacey Abrams said on MSNBC that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory did not mean “seismic change.” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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In the interview, Abrams also looked at the late Jimmy Carter’s history of discussing “respect” in politics. He urged Democrats to “broaden the cause of respect” to bring more people into the party.
“I think respect is a choice. It is a difficult decision, but one that, when viewed as the truth, has the effect of increasing self-confidence and encouraging good behavior. It will not be in itself the only contribution and I think what we saw, unfortunately, in the President. Carter, was that when respect faces insult-disappointment has a leg because he is willing doing things with good manners does not mean that you lose respect.”
He went on to say, “Our responsibility is to be polite and show those who stay at home, those who are silent, that there is a decent place for them,” he told Hayes. “That’s the job that needs to be done next.”
Abrams, a Democrat, made headlines after refusing they agreed to the 2018 gubernatorial election to Republican Brian Kemp after losing by 60,000 votes. In 2019, Abrams said “we won” despite the final tally and Kemp’s anointing, although he has been saying he accepts the results in 2018.
He also suggested that Kemp, as Georgia’s secretary of state, implement voter suppression policies.
Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks during an election night rally in Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Abrams endorsed Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday in their 2018 race, the Associated Press reported. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Abrams ran for governor of Georgia again and was defeated on November 8, 2022. Abrams, although he did not officially concede his loss to Kemp, was heralded as a symbol of change in the election.
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Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
