Abrams is right: For many, Georgia is one of the worst states to live in.

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https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/stacey-abrams-georgia-worst-state-rcna30087?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Stacey Abrams is right: Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, has helped turn his state into one of the worst places to live in the country.

Abrams, the Democrats’ presumptive nominee to face off against Kemp for the governorship this fall, made her declaration during a fundraiser in Georgia on Saturday. And although she predicted her words would be taken out of context and used against her, she was quite clear about the things Kemp has done to make her state a demonstrably bad place to call home.

“I am tired of hearing about how we’re the best state in the country to do business when we are the worst state in the country to live,” Abrams said, according to audio published by The Gwinnett Daily Post.

“Let me contextualize,” she added. “When you’re No. 48 for mental health, when we’re No. 1 for maternal mortality, when you have an incarceration rate that is on the rise and wages are on the decline, then you are not the No. 1 place to live.”

She went on to say: “Georgia is capable of greatness, but we need greatness to be in our governor’s office. We need someone who actually believes in bringing all of us in there together.”

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1. She is right.

Georgia needs her. GOTV!

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2. Do you think this position will hurt her?

I’m a Georgian, an Abrams fan, and I give to Fair Fight monthly. But I still flinched when I heard her say this. No one likes to hear their home state maligned, even by someone they admire.

I’d rather hear her say, “Georgia claims to be a good state to do business in, but it needs to be a better state to live in.”

I hope she can amend this somehow. I have a feeling her statement is going to be in a lot of commercials run against her and truly, we need moderate Republicans to vote for her as well. I don’t think this will help.

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3. Hard to say. I think it was a turnout play

It definitely hurts her... with people who likely already opposed her candidacy and were already pretty likely to vote.

It helps her with people who already agree with her... and who were potentially a bit less likely to vote. If it energizes that base, then it probably helps a little.

The open question is this "mushy middle" who might be on the fence and might be marginally unlikely to vote. I have no idea whether it's a good/bad thing there.