Axios: “Stacey Abrams this week launched an ambitious national tour that will stretch across months and many swing states ahead of the 2022 midterms — and potentially elevate her standing in the Democratic Party in the process.
Driving the news: Abrams kicked off the tour Tuesday in San Antonio, where she told one local journalist “unequivocally, yes” she’d like to run for president one day. She was in Milwaukee on Wednesday night and will appear in Detroit on Thursday.
The big question: Is the voting rights activist and former Georgia state lawmaker, once under consideration for President Biden’s running mate, building to a rematch next year against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp — or something bigger?
- This week, she sent a fundraising email for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in his competitive Virginia gubernatorial race.
- Last week, she endorsed the Senate Democrats’ Freedom to Vote Act — blessing the compromise driven by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
- And though Abrams hasn’t yet made an endorsement in a crowded Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin, her moderator for Wednesday’s event in Milwaukee is Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who’s running.
How it works: Abrams has scheduled 12 stops across 10 states — Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina — through Nov. 20.”