Georgia Dem Stacey Abrams says 'blue wave' will include undocumented immigrants

[zenkai]

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A “blue wave” in the midterm elections will be fueled in part by undocumented immigrants, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams said at a campaign rally last week.

“But the thing of it is, the blue wave is African-American. It’s white, it’s Latino, it’s Asian Pacific Islander. It is disabled. It is differently abled. It is LGBTQ. It is law enforcement. It is veterans,” Abrams said to cheers. “It is made up of those who are told they are not worthy of being here ... those who are documented and undocumented.”

Abrams, running for governor in Georgia, made the comments at a rally on Tuesday with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., according to the Washington Free Beacon. The remarks quickly made headlines, as they appeared to suggest illegal immigrant participation at the polls -- though Abrams may have simply been saying their interests would be represented.

GOP nominee Brian Kemp told Fox News on Monday that Abrams "wants illegals to vote in Georgia."

"I think hard-working Georgians should decide who their governor is, not people here illegally like my opponent wants," Kemp said on "Fox & Friends," adding it would be unlawful for undocumented immigrants to vote in the gubernatorial election.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams said the midterm elections' "blue wave" includes undocumented immigrants.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams said the midterm elections' "blue wave" includes undocumented immigrants. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Abrams, 44, is vying to be the first black female governor in America. She stood out in her bid to win the Democratic nomination as she insisted the way to dent the GOP’s domination in Georgia wasn’t by cautiously pursuing older white voters who have abandoned Democrats in recent decades. Instead, she is seeking to widen the electorate by attracting young, diverse voters who haven’t been casting ballots.

An award-winning romance novelist, Abrams is a former state representative and was endorsed by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her gubernatorial bid.

Ahead of the election, Abrams has ratcheted up her assertion Kemp is effectively suppressing minority and female voters in his role as Georgia's secretary of state. At issue is Georgia's so-called "exact match" voter registration law, which Kemp helped lobby Georgia's GOP-run legislature to adopt.

The law requires information on a voter's registration application to exactly match information on file with Georgia's driver's license agency of the Social Security Administration. Abrams argues, for instance, that women who have changed or hyphenated their names after being married could be tripped up.

Kemp called Abrams' accusations a "smokescreen" and "distraction" in an attempt to "hide her radical views."

Abrams’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Monday morning. Fox News has ranked the gubernatorial race between Abrams and Kemp a toss-up.

I will give her props for not hiding that she wants illegals to vote for her.

[Endus]

I will give her props for not hiding that she wants illegals to vote for her.

"Abrams may have simply been saying their interests would be represented"

Your own article admits that you don't really have grounds for making that accusation. Kudos on not reading your own source.

[Machismo]

I will give her props for not hiding that she wants illegals to vote for her.

Maybe you should bother to actually read your own article, instead of trying to spread ignorance and misinformation.


But hey, you guys will do anything to deflect from the GOP candidate who got caught being a corrupt piece of shit.

[Hobb]

This is Fox we're talking about, their wheels of misinformation is working over time with the midterms only a few weeks away.

For example Eric Holder's statement of kicking republicans when they go low. Fox reported and only showed Holder saying kick them, but completely cut off the part where he goes on to explain what he meant by saying that. Which he states on camera is not to do something illegal, but instead when the republican go low the democrats must push back instead of ignoring it or rolling over.

[Drutt]

Anyone reading that as "I want illegals to vote" brought that prejudice in with them. She's quite clearly talking about the sources of general support, not the people actually casting ballots. It's absolutely incredible how disingenuous some people are.

[Somewhatconcerned]

Stay woke, zenkai.

[JohnBrown1917]

Anyone reading that as "I want illegals to vote" brought that prejudice in with them. She's quite clearly talking about the sources of general support, not the people actually casting ballots. It's absolutely incredible how disingenuous some people are.

Thats what you get with trump supporters.

[Adam Jensen]

Stay woke, zenkai.

LOL. Gotta love people like the OP right?

I remember back in the Bush era, you had these "independents" claim they weren't Republican while supporting every single Republican talking point. Why? Because they were embarrassed by Dubya.

No one fell for it then.

Now it's 2018 and the same story is being played out with Donald Trump. It's hilarious.

[NED funded]

Yeah, I'm not surprised OP is misrepresenting someone so hard.

[Grapemask]

More intellectual dishonesty from conservatives because they lack the mental capacity to form an argument without a lie or spin. Who knew?

[pathora44]

No guys your totally wrong Zenkai is a true blue independent who in no way supports/defends Trump or the Republicans. All he does is support/defend Trump and the Republicans and attacks/demonizes the Democrats at literally every single turn. See Zenkai isn't a Trumpster just a true blue woke Independent.

[Lenonis]

No guys your totally wrong Zenkai is a true blue independent who in no way supports/defends Trump or the Republicans. All he does is support/defend Trump and the Republicans and attacks/demonizes the Democrats at literally every single turn. See Zenkai isn't a Trumpster just a true blue woke Independent.

Even Zenkai gave this up. He admitted he's a conservative recently and ditched his independent voter avatar.

His argument was because he isn't registered to a political party he's independent. Which while technically true is meaningless when you are 99% aligned to a political party. He was trying to trick us into thinking independent meant neutral.

[Xeones]

I will give her props for not hiding that she wants illegals to vote for her.

Where does it say that?

[BrerBear]

Anyone expecting either Fox News or zenkai to speak in good faith deserve the inevitable disappointment.

[Machismo]

Anyone expecting either Fox News or zenkai to speak in good faith deserve the inevitable disappointment.

Well, both are proven liars and hypocrites, so it's probably just easier to assume they are lying.

[nymphetsss]

This is what she said but hey guys it wasn't what she meant. what a world

[Stormspellz]

zenkei showing again how "woke independent" he is as a partisan hack

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This is what she said but hey guys it wasn't what she meant. what a world

support and voting are two different things, and she didn't say illegals/undocumented are voting. I know you republicans have issues with context and nuance.

[cubby]

This is what she said but hey guys it wasn't what she meant. what a world

Show us where she said she wanted illegals to vote. Please.

We'll wait.

[Varvara Spiros Gelashvili]

I'm pretty sure zenaki is orlong alt account.

[Machismo]

This is what she said but hey guys it wasn't what she meant. what a world

Except that's not what she said, the OP is flat out lying.