I'm a time traveler and I tell you Stacey Abrams has been re elected President in 2036....

[dw93]

What's your reaction? How do you think the elections of 2022, 24, 26, 28, and 32 went?

[Ferguson97]

2022: Abrams beats Kemp in the gubernatorial election.
2024: Non-Trump Republican beats Biden.
2026: Abrams re-elected as governor.
2028: Republican President re-elected.
2032: Abrams wins presidential election.
2036: Abrams re-elected president.

So the only question is why didn't she run in 2028 - which I would guess is because the Republican president was somewhat popular or in a strong position and she thought she'd have an easier time running in an open race than against an incumbent.

[President Johnson]

2022: Stacey Abrams narrowly wins the governorship.
2024: Joe Biden reelected as president over Donald Trump.
2026: Despite another Democratic midterm, Abrams wins reelection as governor.
2028: Republican defeats Kamala Harris, but a recession hits and Republicans have a disastrous showibg in the 2030 midterms.
2032: Abrams defeats Republican president.
2036: Abrams wins reelection.

[LabourJersey]

2022: Abrams beats Kemp in the gubernatorial election.
2024: Non-Trump Republican beats Biden.
2026: Abrams re-elected as governor.
2028: Republican President re-elected.
2032: Abrams wins presidential election.
2036: Abrams re-elected president.

So the only question is why didn't she run in 2028 - which I would guess is because the Republican president was somewhat popular or in a strong position and she thought she'd have an easier time running in an open race than against an incumbent.

Pretty much this. I think she would only successfully run for President if she managed to win the Governorship and prove that she's a unique political force, so that realistically means winning two terms.

[Skill and Chance]

2022: Abrams narrowly defeats Perdue in the gubernatorial election.
2024: Biden declines to run, Abrams wins the primary and narrowly defeats Trump in the GE.
2026: Republicans decisively win back the GA governorship, defeating the Dem LG.  Ossoff loses.
2028: Different Republican defeats Abrams narrowly, Abrams remains prominent
2030: Abrams returns to the GA governorship, winning easily.
2032: Republican reelected in a landslide, downballot Dem wipeout
2034: Abrams reelected as governor*
2036: Lacking new national figures after the 2026 and 2032 wipeouts and emboldened by the Trump precedent, the national Dem party turns back to Abrams, who wins the primary and the open seat GE, becoming the 2nd president to ever serve non-consecutive terms

*Georgia's term limit applies only to consecutive terms 

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Joe Biden (D): 2021-2025
Ron DeSantis (R): 2025-2033
Stacey Abrams (D): 2033-?

[Agonized-Statism]

Obviously a Republican won in 2028 and probably 2024 (so DeSantis or maybe Hawley), and Abrams proved herself in 2022. She would be a Carter or an Obama in that she's a moderate but an outsider who doesn't really identify with a particular wing of the party, so I suspect someone from Bidenworld (Harris or Buttigieg) lost narrowly in 2028.