Republicans Target Abrams’ Debt In Latest Attack Ad

The Republican Governors Association released an ad Friday, focused on Abrams’ financial situation.

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Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp has been targeting his opponent’s finances. Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams owes the IRS $54,000 but says she’s paying it back.

The Republican Governors Association released an ad Friday, focused on Abrams’ financial situation. Its opening line: “One million dollars. That’s how much Stacey Abrams made over the last five years. But when it came time to pay her 54-thousand dollar tax bill, she didn’t.”

Abrams has said she accumulated her debt while helping her parents financially but is in good standing with the IRS. “I have never failed to file my taxes, I have never failed to pay my taxes,” she said. “I am on a payment plan to fully fund my taxes.”