Abrams to file lawsuit challenging the way Georgia conducts elections

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams plans to file a federal lawsuit challenging the way Georgia conducts its elections.

Channel 2's Richard Elliot talked to Abrams Saturday in the Channel 2 Action News newsroom, a day after she acknowledged Kemp's victory.

Abrams said she isn't trying to overturn her election, but she is trying to make future elections more fair for others after what she called "gross mismanagement, not only of this election, but of our election system and the administration of justice in Georgia."

Abrams also talked to Elliot about her historic campaign, saying she didn't realize how much national and international attention it would get.

"I don't think you can start this campaign without realizing it's bigger than you," Abrams said. "What I think was startling to me was how big and who was paying attention."

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Abrams' campaign got so much attention that she's now considered one of the bright new stars of the national Democratic Party. There are whispers of a run for U.S. Senate in 2020, but for now, Abrams said she is more focused on the present.

What's most important to her is to continue her campaign, not for office, but for justice.

"I don know that every step will be a step forward for Georgia, to make sure that everyone that wants to be a part of our leadership has a real fair chance to do so."

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