To give the customary response to the presidential State of the Union address Tuesday night, Democratic congressional leaders selected a not-so-customary person.
Normally, the opposition party chooses someone well-known for their time in Congress or statewide office. But this year, Democrats turned to Stacey Abrams, who lost the governor’s race in Georgia last fall.
Still, “it makes a great deal of sense,” said Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., of the choice. Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia General Assembly, is “a fresh face, a fresh voice,” Lewis said, with “a history of fighting for voting rights.”
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