of opportunities to even litigate in court after that he has maps are cast. we re relying on congress to respond to these needs because if we allow republicans to move forward with partisan and racialized gerrymandering, it s going to change the outlook of our state for the next decade. i know that you re running to be georgia s next secretary of state and the man that s currently in the job gained national attention after he continually spoke out against former president trump s big lie. he was applauded for that. but the interesting twist, as he s now running for politics and trump is casting a large shadow, he s got a new op-ed out and he s taking aim at stacey abrams where trump stole an election claim, just him following the post abrams playbook. you held that seat by stacey abrams. what is your reaction to that comparison? it s not a surprise. i have legislated as a member of the georgia general assembly
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political ground has shifted in georgia in the first year of the trump presidency, running in a district that the last republican had won by 23 points. jon ossoff came within three points of winning that house seat, which was a big clue about the big blue wave that was to follow in the next election. when jon ossoff decided not to run for that seat again in 2018, lucy mcbath did run, and she is now one of the freshmen democratic members of the house who has transferred control of the house to the democrats. tonight, within the last hour, the atlanta journal constitution has reported that on the very day that the abrams playbook has declared georgia the premier battleground state in the country, jon ossoff has decided to heed stacey abrams advice to democrats and fight for democrats in georgia by running for the united states senate. and joining us now for an exclusive interview to tell us about his decision to run is jon ossoff.
day that the abrams playbook has declared georgia the premier battleground state in the country, jon ossoff has decided to heed stacey abrams advice to democrats and fight for democrats in georgia by running for the united states senate. and joining us now for an exclusive interview to tell us about his decision to run is jon ossoff. jon, thank you very much for joining us tonight. thank you. you can confirm you are a candidate for the united states senate in georgia? tomorrow morning i ll be announcing my candidacy for the united states senate in georgia. i m excited, and i m excited to be here tonight. which seat? there two seats. there is the seat where he recently announced he is going to retire, and then there is senator purdue, who is running for reelection. which one are you going to be run for? i ll be challenging senator purdue. senator purdue, this is a guy who in a half decade while children in rural georgia, one out of three of them live in poverty, while georgia