President Obama just endorsed Stacey. Hopefully both he and Michelle come visit the Peach State this fall!
Absolutely fantastic news for the Abrams camp. It's hard to imagine that the Trump effect and Obama support is going to drastically drive up Republican turnout. If there's anyone who will get apathetic young voters who feel like Abrams doesn't have a shot to the polls it'll be Obama's blessing. If she runs a good, solid campaign it'll come down to the wire on election night.
This is going to sound horrible no matter how I say it but if she needs that many endorsements to be elected then she simply is not a good enough candidate to climb the hill on her own and Georgia is not ready. That list is short of President Carter stumping for her and digging up Richard Russell. She has to make her own name and cannot rely on popular Democrats that Georgia either nevee voted for or has only popular interest connection
Abrams is not relying on these people, she is out there fighting for every vote, but some star power to shape the narrative that she actually has a chance in this red state is not a bad thing.
I'm not trying to be critical of endorsements only that she cannot hope to rely on them because she's gotta be the real deal on her own accord. As for Jones win, Roy Moore was openly despised by his own party AND Richard Shelby and lost because of it by the skin of his teeth. Abrams is fighting a much greater battle and while Obama and everyone else will help, she must seize the moment. I think it goes without saying just how much history she is on the cusp of here because unlike Doug Jones, her win is highly unlikely to come as a fluke. I wish the state of Georgia all the best and that the right candidate wins
