Stacey Abrams says Trump’s re-election was not a ‘seismic shift’ or ‘landslide’

Stacey Abrams said on MSNBC on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory did not signal a “seismic shift.”

“We still misremember what happened in November. Yes, Donald Trump won the election, but it wasn’t a landslide,” Abrams told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.

“It was an evenly divided nation. It got more people, but this wasn’t the seismic shift where 57 or 58 percent of America said no,” said the two-time unsuccessful Georgia gubernatorial candidate.

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Shortly after winning both the popular vote and the electoral college, Trump promised to lead a “golden age of America” ​​after launching the “greatest political movement of all time.”

The incoming commander-in-chief’s second presidential victory involved sweeping every battleground state, as well as Republicans gaining a majority in the House and Senate. Besides, Trump improved his vote percentage across the country, starting with conservative areas but spreading to deeply Democratic states.

Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated Trump by phone the next morning and later gave her concession speech at her alma mater, Howard University.

The feat is seen by many as a mandate from the American people, who are fed up with economic problems, a border crisis and a failed immigration system.

However, Abrams said: “It was less than 50 percent of the electorate who said this is what we want.”

According to the Associated Press, Trump won 49.9% of the total national vote.

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During the interview, Abrams also reflected on the legacy of the late President Jimmy Carter when speaking about “decency” in politics. He implored Democrats to “expand the scope of decency” to attract more people to the party.

“I believe that decency is a choice. It is a difficult choice, but when considered authentically, it has the effect of increasing confidence and raising morale. It cannot by itself be the only offer and I think what we saw “Unfortunately, with President Carter, it was that when decency meets ignominy, ignominy has an advantage because he is willing to do things that decency doesn’t do. That doesn’t mean you abandon decency.”

He further argued: “Our responsibility is for decency to show those who stayed home, those who remained silent, that there is a place for decency and a place for them,” he told Hayes. “That’s the work that needs to be done next.”

Abrams, a Democrat, made headlines after refusing to grant the 2018 gubernatorial election to Republican Brian Kemp after losing by 60,000 votes. In 2019, Abrams said “we won” despite the final count and Kemp’s inauguration, although he has since argued that he accepted the results in 2018.

He also suggested that Kemp, as Georgia secretary of state, enacted policies to suppress voters.

Abrams ran for election again governor of georgia and lost on November 8, 2022. Abrams, despite never officially acknowledging her loss to Kemp, was hailed as an icon of electoral reform.

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Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.