Stacey Abrams said she will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, dimming her party's hopes of a Senate majority and renewing speculation about her political future after last year's unsuccessful run for governor catapulted her to national acclaim.
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said Tuesday she will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, dimming her party's hopes of a Senate majority and renewing speculation about her political future after last year's unsuccessful run for governor catapulted her to national acclaim.
Abrams said she was"deeply gratified" to Schumer for recruiting her to run for the Senate and giving her ample time to make a decision. A Senate seat, she said, is"an extraordinarily persuasive idea" and a"critical role" but"not the role that I want to play." Abrams met Schumer on Monday in Washington, ending months of eager courting by the hard-charging New Yorker and leaving him to plot another uphill path to reversing Republicans 53-47 Senate advantage.Georgia is among a handful of states with Senate races where Democrats need an upset to have hopes of a new majority. Schumer has been open in his belief that Abrams would have the best shot to defeat Republican Sen.
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