Abrams goes to DC to discuss potential 2020 Senate bid [View all]
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Stacey Abrams met with leading Senate Democrats in Washington this week to discuss a potential 2020 challenge to U.S. Sen. David Perdue as she weighs her next step.
The Democrat met separately on Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Cortez Masto, who heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to an aide.
Abrams cemented her status as the state’s most prominent Democrat during her campaign for governor against Republican Brian Kemp. After her narrow defeat, she refused to formally concede defeat and made clear she would seek another political office.
She’s given herself until the end of March to decide whether to run against Perdue, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, or prepare for what could be a rematch in 2022 against Kemp. In a Monday interview on WABE, she outlined three criteria to help make that decision.
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