Stacey Abrams Talks 2020, Voter Suppression, Georgia As Swing State

Stacey Abrams’ popularity has given Democratic leaders hope that should she run for the U.S. Senate, her energy could potentially flip a Republican-held seat in 2020 in Georgia, a state also expected to become a presidential battleground.

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Georgia’s Stacey Abrams is willing to meet with any candidate running for president in 2020, but she warned she has two ground rules before she starts meeting with the wide range of Democratic hopefuls.

“My two requirements,” Abrams said Tuesday at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. “One, you have to tell me what you’re going to do about voter suppression. And two, you have to believe Georgia is a swing state.”

The 45-year-old Abrams has become a rising national star in the months after being defeated in the Georgia governor’s race last year. She is being heavily recruited to run for Senate, contemplating another campaign for governor and even considering making a presidential bid herself though people close to Abrams say she is more likely to pursue a Senate campaign.