On the eve of Stacey Abrams' second attempt to win her state's governorship, a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama obliterated her core argument.
U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones ruled Friday that Georgia's election integrity practices requiring voter ID and citizenship checks were constitutional and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act (VRA), roundly rejecting the arguments of Fair Fight Inc.
The decision was a major win for Gov. Brian Kemp, Abrams' opponent in the November general election for the second time in four years, as well as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
The judge appointed by Obama a decade ago borrowed heavily from the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling last year that upheld Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and his state's law outlawing ballot harvesting or trafficking.
The decision was a stinging loss for Abrams, who built a fundraising juggernaut and a national voter rights movement on the argument that states like Georgia disenfranchise minority voters and engage in voter suppression
She raised millions for her voter rights groups, amassed a $3 million personal net worth, and raised a stunning $50 million for her governor's campaign in just a few short months.
Her message never wavered
"Voter suppression in the 21st century is the province of Republicans," she argued in an interview shortly before the 2020 election.
Over the last couple of years, her arguments made a believer of Biden, who predicted Abrams could one day be president and adopted the Georgia Democrat's favorite sayings.
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