Stacey Abrams Still Wants To Be VP, Even Though She’s Not Been Asked

“As a woman of color,  especially as a black woman, this is an unusual position to be in for someone to be considered possibly the next vice president,” she said.

She said that seeking the post was tantamount to a public duty.

“It would be doing a disservice to every woman of color, every woman of ambition, every child who wants to think beyond their known space for me to say no or to pretend, oh, no, I don’t want it,” Abrams said.

Abrams then made her ambitions very clear.

“Of course I want it. Of course I want to serve America. Of course I want to be a patriot and do this work, so I say yes,” she said.

She further added that she will, at a later date, seek the presidency.

In August, she told The Times, “I don’t believe standing for office is something that you do simply because the office is available. I need to know that it’s the best choice and it’s the best role for me to play.”

“But as I think about my next step, my first responsibility is to ensure that when the primary is done — when the nominee decides to choose their running mate — that they are choosing based on knowing that we are in a country where we have built the infrastructure in those battleground states. And that I’ve done my part,” Abrams said.

She explained her efforts are currently designed to fight against Senate Republicans and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, saying she wanted to use the Democratic primary “as an opportunity to build the apparatus to fight voter suppression. Because in the end, no matter where I fit, no matter which ones of our nominees win, if we haven’t fought this scourge, if we haven’t pushed back against Moscow Mitch and his determination to block any legislation that would cure our voting machines, then we are all in a world of trouble.”

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