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Whoopi Goldberg enthusiastically welcomes Stacey Abrams to The View, repeating a meme that Republicans regret not "making" her governor because she has now "lost them the state." The hosts point out that Goldberg stole this line from Stephen Colbert. They critique the "giddy" media reception of Abrams as part of a coordinated propping-up effort.
A retrospective on the 2018 Georgia election highlights Stacey Abrams's refusal to concede to Brian Kemp, citing voter suppression. The segment notes the high-profile support she received from Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama. The hosts contrast Abrams's 2018 "count every vote" stance with the 2020 "stop the count" rhetoric used when Biden held a slim lead.
The hosts play a "vile" and "racist" robocall from the 2018 election that featured a man impersonating Oprah Winfrey. They compare the absurdity of the call to the "Benghazi video" narrative, suggesting it was a fake provocation. The segment concludes with a discussion on the aesthetic appeal of "new money" and the value for value model.
NPR's Audi Cornish and Maya King discuss Stacey Abrams's 2018 loss and her subsequent voter registration efforts. The report claims Abrams registered 200,000 voters for her own race and 800,000 more for 2020. The hosts reiterate that registering one million people in four years in a state with five million voters is "horse crap" and mathematically unbelievable.
Atlanta rapper Killer Mike faced significant social media backlash after meeting with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to discuss black-owned business contracts and human trafficking. Critics accused him of being a "sellout" for not supporting Stacey Abrams. Killer Mike defended his actions as a taxpayer checking on his dollars and seeking policy changes for his community, highlighting the "lynching" of black men who deviate from Democratic orthodoxy.
