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Stacey Abrams & the All-Star Game
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Originally posted by kccd View Post
She put out a statement saying she opposed this action.
How could anyone claim otherwise?
You really are super gullible --- do you not realize that politicians will often do things behind the scenes, then put out a public statement to cover their butt, or make them look good with their own constituency?
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAbrams, or more accurately a group she started, are pretty much responsible for the whole Jim Crow 2 bovine scat, having registered a website referencing it almost two weeks ago. FWICT, she has her fingers elbows deep in all of the other fabricated complaints as well.
That she started conducting damage control after MLB announced its decision (although here it says she claims it was before) is hardly a surprise. A significant portion of her potential constituency just took a body blow to their wallets.
You can't shift the goalposts and claim that because Abrams objects to these laws she is somehow responsible for the MLB decision.
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Originally posted by kccd View Post
Your source got it wrong. Multiple sources are reporting the opposite is true, that Abrams wanted to keep the All-Star game in GA, and said so. From Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/stacey-abra...ng-law-1582116
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...georgia-report
That she started conducting damage control after MLB announced its decision (although here it says she claims it was before) is hardly a surprise. A significant portion of her potential constituency just took a body blow to their wallets.
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Originally posted by kccd View Post
Your source got it wrong. Multiple sources are reporting the opposite is true, that Abrams wanted to keep the All-Star game in GA, and said so. From Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/stacey-abra...ng-law-1582116
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...georgia-report
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostWhile not from a source I'm familiar with, the facts laid out match up with what I've heard in various local news broadcasts
Voting rights activist and former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams reportedly tried to convince Major League Baseball (MLB) to keep its All-Star Game in Atlanta despite Georgia's new voting laws.
According to Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein, Abrams spoke to a senior adviser at MLB and "strongly" urged the league not to pull the event out of Atlanta.
While she didn't meet with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who made the announcement the game would no longer be hosted in Georgia, she reportedly spoke with a senior official before the decision was made.
"She also argued against a boycott before MLB's move in a @USATODAY op-ed and @AJC interview last week," Bluestein tweeted.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...georgia-report
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Stacey Abrams & the All-Star Game
While not from a source I'm familiar with, the facts laid out match up with what I've heard in various local news broadcasts
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