Stacey Abrams: Our Time Is Now

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  • Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
  • Since narrowly losing Georgia’s closest gubernatorial race in more than 50 years, Stacey Abrams has been on a crusade to ensure voting access to everyone in America. A recognized expert on fair voting and civic engagement, Abrams provides a chilling account of how the right to vote and the principle of democracy have been and continue to be under attack.
    In her new book, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, Abrams offers her blueprint to end voter suppression, empower citizens and ensure the most popular candidates win. The book also makes a compelling argument for the importance of robust voter protections, an elevation of identity politics, engagement in the census and a return to moral international leadership.
    Join us for a discussion with one of the Democratic Party’s most popular leaders as she discusses the path ahead and the work she believes needs to be done to ensure a better America for all.
    Speakers:
    Stacey Abrams
    Founder, Fair Fight Action and Fair Fight 2020; Author, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America; Twitter @staceyabrams
    In Conversation with Dan Pfeiffer
    Co Host, “Pod Save America”; Twitter@danpfeiffer
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 108

  • @bradley244ify
    @bradley244ify 4 роки тому +16

    We shouldn't need to have this discusion. ATM cards took the world by storm in a matter of years more than 15 years ago. Banks and credit card companies have no problem figuring out who I am. Surely, we can vote by mail or by electronic means with full varification. This is not rocket science. The problem is political not technically difficult.

    • @vonfloryanzia138
      @vonfloryanzia138 4 роки тому

      You are right. It's political and nothing else.
      Stacy you are my hero.

    • @juditrotter5176
      @juditrotter5176 2 роки тому

      Washington State has been vote by mail for many years with no problems. Only red people don’t like it because they can’t win if everyone’s vote is counted.

  • @askaltesfa8383
    @askaltesfa8383 4 роки тому +4

    For years, I have been voting by mail,. It is very convenient voting by mail even in a normal times when there is no virus cIsis

  • @dennissayeroknowles4608
    @dennissayeroknowles4608 4 роки тому +4

    Ms Stacy Abrams, you indeed are a powerful QUEEN.

  • @carrolbronson9437
    @carrolbronson9437 4 роки тому +8

    Stacy is an amazing person and I feel we need her for vp and then president to get our country on the right track.

    • @REALiTYCHeCK2019
      @REALiTYCHeCK2019 4 роки тому

      She is over weight, over publicized. She has never done anything in her life but run for office. She is not very smart or articulate.

  • @juditrotter5176
    @juditrotter5176 2 роки тому +1

    Stacey, my Dad was born and bred in Laurel, Mississippi. As a child I visited my paternal Grandfather and Southern relatives. I remember a four year old me (from Seattle) being told that I can’t run to the back of the bus because our friends, the black peoples might get in trouble. As I got older I connected with my heritage again and read more about The Great State of Jones. Even before Matthew M’s movie. I started watching you with your first state wide campaign and was so excited about your strategies to get out the vote. My heart broke when I saw pictures of the black citizens returning to their homes with hoses outside the back with raw sewage running free on the back lawn. That for me was so isomorphic of black citizens in the South.

  • @elkiness
    @elkiness 4 роки тому +6

    wow. Stacey Abrams, what an amazing person. I'd love to be able to vote for her as VP now...and then as President.

  • @lifeportal8550
    @lifeportal8550 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you Madam Vice President! Well said.

    • @lesliehiggins3317
      @lesliehiggins3317 2 роки тому

      2 lesbian black women who want to take over America....please don't be fooled by these women....they are both dangerous. Stacey Abrams is not even from Georgia....this is Biden and the governments plan to do away with white men and let black lesbians take control of everything...I am black and I am not fooled by this agenda.

  • @barkingorifice
    @barkingorifice 4 роки тому +11

    Very impressive grasp of the facts. v. pres. possibility...?

    • @theonlymeaning
      @theonlymeaning 4 роки тому +2

      Do you think it possible that Abram's "very impressive grasp of facts" is actually EXPERIENCE plus EDUCATION and attention TO and working FOR this effort against Voter Suppression since childhood ?

    • @lynnmrie
      @lynnmrie 4 роки тому

      no ...far to empathetic and logical for the DNC's needs

    • @winterlandboy
      @winterlandboy 4 роки тому +1

      Photo Storage She and Kamilla Harris are the strongest contenders

  • @AboutFace-gq1tx
    @AboutFace-gq1tx 4 роки тому +5

    It’s hard to believe that these things , like voting by mail, have to be discussed, when the common sense of it , screams at you, especially during covid. Trump n his republican base, in all areas , are doing such a dis service , to the people of the USA , who have common sense.. Stacey, you are one sharp lady. We in Canada need you or someone like you to be a priminister , here. 👍👍👍👍.🤜🤛

    • @REALiTYCHeCK2019
      @REALiTYCHeCK2019 4 роки тому

      Voting by mail is a sure way to corrupt the system. What is wrong with you?

    • @AboutFace-gq1tx
      @AboutFace-gq1tx 4 роки тому +2

      REALiTY CHeCK what more can I say, your name is my answer.

  • @questof1able
    @questof1able 4 роки тому +4

    Cannot Georgians themselves volunteer for voting stations if the state cannot meet the needs of the public?

  • @gordonbruce373
    @gordonbruce373 4 роки тому +3

    What an impressive woman! I didn't know of her - but she is clear and persuasive - thank you for sharing Stacey Abrams. (M/aged/White/straight Scotsman!)

  • @dexterbakersr.1539
    @dexterbakersr.1539 3 роки тому

    Stacey Adams
    Very smart lady

  • @annabarragan7863
    @annabarragan7863 3 роки тому +2

    Great listening to you Stacey!

    • @lesliehiggins3317
      @lesliehiggins3317 2 роки тому

      2 lesbian black women who want to take over America....please don't be fooled by these women....they are both dangerous. Stacey Abrams is not even from Georgia....this is Biden and the governments plan to do away with white men and let black lesbians take control of everything...I am black and I am not fooled by this agenda.

  • @lorrainewest8264
    @lorrainewest8264 4 роки тому +6

    An AMAZING WOMAN. I can't wait until she is the President !

  • @margaretmurphy9498
    @margaretmurphy9498 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks, Stacy for your strength and common sense. I hope you stay in government for a long time. You are a breath of fresh air

  • @johnditondo9499
    @johnditondo9499 4 роки тому +3

    Stacy Abams the next spokesperson for Nutrisystem.

  • @anthonyp.7656
    @anthonyp.7656 4 роки тому +7

    Stacey you are a 🌟

  • @masterzvmmvvve9529
    @masterzvmmvvve9529 2 роки тому

    🙏✔️

  • @anthonyp.7656
    @anthonyp.7656 4 роки тому +3

    Yay yay yay 🙌🎉🎉👏

  • @pops1507
    @pops1507 4 роки тому +3

    The Queen of Divisiveness.

  • @richardrittenhouse3899
    @richardrittenhouse3899 4 роки тому +3

    Try filing tax’s irs is the worse government isue

    • @cherchuhaikieu4328
      @cherchuhaikieu4328 4 роки тому

      richard rittenhouse, I tried to call them but just cannot get a real human to talk to. It’s machine answering.

    • @bobbilaval6171
      @bobbilaval6171 4 роки тому +1

      There are an array of companies, HR Block, TurboTax, etc. who lobby hard to keep the system of filling taxes as complex as possible. For people who don’t need to itemize there isn’t any reason why we couldn’t just get a tax bill to pay. They tried it once as a trial test in California, people loved it. Of course those that make a profit from the tax preparation industry screamed bloody murder and lobbied against it.

  • @BobbyFigliola
    @BobbyFigliola Рік тому

    there should be a verifyible way of making mail in voting positvely with out question make secure... too many people showed up to vote and found they voted by ......yeah. the dem party. 96% of them

  • @lizzyyc6594
    @lizzyyc6594 4 роки тому +1

    Will the book be available in stores in Canada?

  • @widicus
    @widicus 3 роки тому

    Stacey Abrams now owns two homes totaling $1.4M after starting 2018 campaign in massive debt.

    • @hughsmith7668
      @hughsmith7668 2 роки тому

      Don't ask questions. You must be racist or know math.

  • @lazur1
    @lazur1 4 роки тому +2

    Biden/Abrams' campaign slogan: "Welcome to the End of America".

  • @lizzyyc6594
    @lizzyyc6594 4 роки тому

    I hate waiting for mail

    • @hazmania
      @hazmania 4 роки тому

      Liz ZYYC65 you’re an idiot. This discussion is obviously above your educational level, your lack of cognisance is obvious.

  • @josephmcduffie9868
    @josephmcduffie9868 2 роки тому

    I LOVE A WOMEN WITH BRAINS she has that. STACEY YOU GO WORK WITH IT VOTE

  • @kyled2329
    @kyled2329 4 роки тому +6

    This woman is the most outstanding victim
    Of all time.

    • @hazmania
      @hazmania 4 роки тому +3

      Kyle D She’s no victim, she’s a warrior, and she is winning!

    • @kyled2329
      @kyled2329 4 роки тому

      A buffet warrior maybe.

  • @lazur1
    @lazur1 4 роки тому +5

    Stacy Abrams: "I lost, fair & square. Let's make sure that never happens again."

    • @CEENAS646
      @CEENAS646 4 роки тому +1

      You are entitled to your opinion, however, voter suppression (especially in GA and other southern states) is a real thing.

    • @docbogus6128
      @docbogus6128 4 роки тому +1

      I'm from a small 'developing country' in Europe. I vote at a polling place 5 minutes from my house. I never stand in a line of more than 7 people. Inside polling stations, there are separate voting sections with only a couple of thousand voters, to avoid long waits and speed counting up. I show my ID and I'm treated like someone important. And then I'm back home in minutes. In Georgia, people had to stand hours in line, under the sun, with more voters registered by each individual polling station than the whole amount of voters in my city. Third world scenes. There's the greatest Democracy for you. Maybe you could make an effort and read about what has been going on in Georgia, long before Stacey denounced it. And be serious: see the videos and listen before you eject your reflex comments. She knows quite a lot about the different voting processes in America, and you could learn things. Fox News is treating you like a fool and you let them.

    • @Cynthia-Landers
      @Cynthia-Landers 3 роки тому +1

      @Im Yu Read her book, Our Time Is Now, sweetie. Learn a thing or two.

    • @lazur1
      @lazur1 3 роки тому

      @@Cynthia-Landers Sweetie? The proof of understanding is helping others understand. If you gleaned a crucial truth from the book in question, please communicate it here. Obviously, she hasn't given me incentive to read her book by insisting she won an election that she lost.

    • @Cynthia-Landers
      @Cynthia-Landers 3 роки тому +1

      @@lazur1 Too lazy to read, then? Our Time Is Now is available on audio, too.

  • @gishtacular3097
    @gishtacular3097 2 роки тому

    ye then just have an id. like you use to need, so non citizens can't vote. Ignorance in politics once again.

  • @carlroberts4963
    @carlroberts4963 2 роки тому

    Tracy.good..lateral..thikingg
    Person.to.be.in.goverment.
    Internal.affeirs.

  • @katrand5357
    @katrand5357 4 роки тому

    I had been afraid for roughly four years that my boat wouldn't count because of Russian interference. Then with covid-19 they started talking about mail-in voting and Trump was so frightened of it that I knew it it must be the only way my vote would count. Now I'm hearing about this signature matching and my signature doesn't always match because my writing doesn't always match. It's not wildly different but could my vote get kicked out because of that now? And when I register to apply for the application, am I going to get a sealed return envelope? I had to stop listening slightly after halfway because now I am completely freaked out again that my vote won't count. I live in a republican stronghold, so maybe I won't have to worry about nonsense going on at the pole, if I go in. So I'm wondering if I should go into vote now. I am also senior citizen with a heart condition and and vulnerable to being around a lot of people. I just had to stop listening because I don't want to hear any more about what's going on create a problem with my voting

  • @paulkuntz1030
    @paulkuntz1030 Рік тому

    CRIMINAL

  • @masterzvmmvvve9529
    @masterzvmmvvve9529 2 роки тому

    1step divide afro-american community no politics send list to white house

  • @patricks.9036
    @patricks.9036 4 роки тому

    I sure hope she is our next VP.

  • @hughsmith7668
    @hughsmith7668 2 роки тому

    How's that working for you at the gas pump?

  • @REALiTYCHeCK2019
    @REALiTYCHeCK2019 4 роки тому +1

    I don't care how much publicity you giver Stacey Abrams she has zero charisma. She comes off as not very smart, not very articulate and she looks like she needs to start working out. Why are you pushing her so hard.? She has accomplished little in this life yet you try to make her into something she can never be. Stop it. It's not working.

  • @REALiTYCHeCK2019
    @REALiTYCHeCK2019 4 роки тому

    67000 subs and less than 9K views. No one cares about Stacey Abrams. Stop doing this.

  • @richardrittenhouse3899
    @richardrittenhouse3899 4 роки тому

    Trump done more fore Blake’s then all others ever have

    • @hammer67459
      @hammer67459 4 роки тому

      Say it in English, A*wiper....