Chris Hayes: A source says Stacey Abrams asked to give SOTU response...

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[NewJeffCT]

1. now that I can support

that would be cool

[Maru Kitteh]

2. solid choice

[MelissaB]

3. Off to the greatest.

[in2herbs]

4. YES! nt

[demmiblue]

5. Excellent choice!

[tblue37]

6. I hope she does! nt

[mr_lebowski]

7. Oh HELL YEAH! Stacey is awesome! (nt)

[smirkymonkey]

8. Excellent choice!

[Hortensis]

9. Wonderful! Governor Abrams is an excellent choice!

[Caliman73]

10. That would be great! I hope it is true.

Stacey Abrams is so real and down to earth that people (non-racist of course) can relate to her. She is also SUPER SMART and has a way of explaining the complexities of government in ways that the average person can digest them.

She will be awesome!!

[lkinwi]

11. I may have to turn the sound off, that is until Stacy comes on. 😀

[CatMor]

12. Great choice ... I sure hope it's true

[gademocrat7]

13. Stacey Abrams rocks!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. omg that lady can SPEAK

She's not shy about identifying troubles and troublemakers.

[ProfessorPlum]

15. that would be incredibly right

[malaise]

25. Incredibly right - yes

That is it.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

16. KR NT

[ZeroSomeBrains]

17. Governor Abrams would be a fantastic choice

[exboyfil]

18. Priming the pump for VP?

A great opportunity to highlight a rising star.

[INdemo]

19. We need Stacey Abrams in charge of our DNC

Would be an excellent choice.

[TeamPooka]

27. no shit. fighting for voting rights and GOTV strategy no one better at it. nt

[INdemo]

28. Absolutely

Tom Perez does not have a clue

[NewJeffCT]

30. Tom Perez

took over after the disheartening loss in 2016 and Democrats made big pickups in the House, only lost a few seats in the Senate despite an awful map and made big gains at the state level, including some key governorships.

From what I hear, Abrams is looking to challenge Perdue for Senate in 2020.

[dsc]

39. Perez had an excellent election

to fire him now would be the definition of ingratitude.

[pdsimdars]

20. W O W ! ! ! ! Gives you a warm feeling in your soul. Go Democrats!!!

[Kurt V.]

21. K&R

[malaise]

22. That is a brilliant move

Oh Yes!!!

[CottonBear]

23. This Georgia DUer is a proud Stacey Abrams supporter!

I hope that she runs for the Senate in the near future.

[CurtEastPoint]

29. ditto!

[blogslut]

24. yes please

[sheshe2]

26. Perfect Choice!

Love listening to her speak.

[NBachers]

31. I'm starting to warm up to Chuck a little bit more.

[Nanjeanne]

32. That's exciting --- and smart!

[brooklynite]

33. Confirmed by WaPo and CNN

[rurallib]

34. Mr. Racist Misogynist embarrassed on national TV by a black woman?

What a pleasant thought

[jodymarie aimee]

35. maybe insert a WAS in there

I read it that she did the asking...or maybe it is my new meds...

[EffieBlack]

36. This would be so awesome, I might spontaneously combust from excitement!

And what's that I keep hearing about Nancy Pelosi needing to groom a new crop of young leaders? Well, there you go!

[Kurt V.]

37. pls don't explode but here you go:

Leigh Ann Caldwell
@LACaldwellDC
·
26m
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@SenSchumer
: "Three weeks ago I called Stacey Abrams and asked her to deliver a response to the state of the union."
She agreed, Schumer said.

[EffieBlack]

38. Aww, damn!

Bye, y'all

[BadgerMom]

40. Awesome!

What an inspired choice!

[Roadside Attraction]

41. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE . . . .

PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!!!

Can you imagine what this will do to Trump?
-- A woman responding to him.
-- A BLACK woman responding to him.

First, Speaker Pelosi plants her foot squarely up Trump's ass.

And now Stacey Abrams will make him look like a fool!!!

And in Nov 2020, Kamala Harris will beat him like the mangy, mongrel dog that he is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (With apologies to mongrel dogs.)

[Lucky Luciano]

42. What about Stacey? I'd probably vote for her over Harris!

Though Stacey should try for senator first. She has a very bright future. I’m hoping she can be the modern voting rights leader!