governor, but i intend to change that this year. reporter: trying to crack the ceiling in a place that once shut her out. in 1991, as her high school s value victorian, abrams was invited to the governor s mansion. what happened on that trip? the security guard refused to allow us inside. he said it was a private event. this man who had this power in front of the most powerful place in georgia telling me i don t belong there. that s resonated for met over the last 20 years. help me become the next governor of the great state of georgia. reporter: abrams plans to do that by taking the blue wave on overdrive, doubling down on the democratic base. women and minorities from black voters to latinos and white progressives with an emphasis on direct grass roots and volunteer contact. in every corner of georgia. you cannot ignore those who already agree with you but feel
the security guard refused to allow us inside. he said that it was a private event. this man who had this power in front of the most powerful place in georgia, telling me i don t belong there, and that s resonated for me for the last 20 years. help me become the next governor of the great state of georgia. reporter: abrams plans to do that by taking the blue wave on overdrive, doubling down on the democratic base. women and minorities from black voters. to latinos and white progressives with an emphasis on direct grassroots and volunteer contact. in every corner of georgia. you cannot ignore those who already agree with you but feel like you don t respond or reflect their values. we cannot win by pretending to be something we re not. don t tell me we can t spread progressive messages. reporter: the other stacy in