January 30, 2019
Failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams gets a SOTU response participation trophy
By Taylor Day
On Tuesday, Senator Chuck Schumer announced that he is pleased that failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams had accepted the invitation to give a televised rebuttal directly following President Trump's State of the Union address on February 5.
Given that she's not an elected representative, it's an odd choice but one that she accepted, issuing a statement that said, "I plan to deliver a vision for prosperity and equality, where everyone in our nation has a voice and where each of those voices is heard."
It is likely that Democratic leaders are offering Abrams as a sacrificial lamb, considering the failed rebuttal given by the frothy-mouthed Joe Kennedy last year, which led to thousands of memes and harsh criticisms about his flat and wet delivery. Before he gave his speech, he was considered the "rising star" of the Democratic Party. Afterward, he fell back into obscurity. At least he had won an election, though. There is probably no higher risk with lowest reward opportunity than having to appear to people directly after the charismatic President Trump with all the State of the Union pageantry.
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