Stacey Abrams Claims She Didn’t Deny 2018 Georgia Election Loss But Invented New Definition Of ‘Victory’

Former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams said on “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace” Monday that she never denied losing the 2018 race — she was just using a different definition of “victory.”

Abrams previously maintained that racist voter suppression in Georgia was why she lost the 2018 gubernatorial election to Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. She said on the MSNBC podcast that her denials actually consisted of her celebrating the “progress” she made, which she classified as a win.

“In 2018, when I lost my election, I was never confused about it. I had conversations with communities and I would say we won. And that just would send people into these paroxysms of hatred,” Abrams said. “What I was telling them is look, not getting the title did not mean that