Obama endorses fellow Democrat Stacey Abrams for governor - Gainesville Times

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Obama endorses fellow Democrat Stacey Abrams for governor

Kemp campaign calls announcement 'no surprise,' saying 'Georgians twice rejected Barack Obama’s failed policies'

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks to a crowd at a meet and greet event Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Taqueria El Mercadito in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes

03252018 ABRAMS 01.jpg — Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks to a crowd at a meet and greet event Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Taqueria El Mercadito in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes

ATLANTA — The race for governor now pits an Obama-backed progressive Democrat against a Trump-backed conservative Republican.