Lawrence Bryant / Reuters Many Democrats want campaigns in the future to strike a balance between turning out the party's base and reaching out to the middle, as Stacey Abrams' campaign did. The Democratic Party’s picks to give responses to President Donald Trump’s first two addresses to Congress reflected the state of uncertainty the party found itself in. Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ speech this year may also end up being remembered for something other than its content, if it’s remembered at all. Many Democrats now view Abrams’ campaign, which came up just short against Brian Kemp, a Trump acolyte, as a model for future candidates. As early as her primary against Stacey Evans, Abrams positioned herself as a candidate who could appeal across Georgia’s racial and urban-suburban-rural divides.

Source: Huffington Post February 05, 2019 23:06 UTC