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whiskersyall's review against another edition
4.0
Learned tons about voter suppression in the U.S. that I had no idea about (especially being privileged enough to have voted primarily in Oregon). Important background for all Americans.
nina_rod's review against another edition
5.0
I am just so grateful for Stacey Abrams and for her work. She came on my radar from her 2018 election. Now, I don’t know anything about Georgia politics, but I was good and mad. I felt her election was stolen from her by then Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who ran the elections at the time and purged voters and subjected black voters to long lines and limited provisional ballots.
And she did got a bit into that. But the depths of depravity of Brian Kemp knows no bounds. For example, Abrams recounted a story about how a black woman ran for local school board. And she ran in an off-year election, so she urged black voters to vote via absentee, something white voters in her district took advantage of. I mean, she needed votes and voters! And she won! And what does Kemp do? He arrests her for voter fraud! She lost her job over her arrest and she had to fight in the courts for two years to show no voter fraud was committed! What an ass.
Or another instance where Abrams recruited a popular citizen to run for local office. And what does Kemp do? He does an emergency redistricting so the man’s house is no longer in the district. Evil things going on in Georgia!
Kemp does things things all to hold power. Stacey Abrams writes... it’s all about power: Power is the right to be seen, the right to be heard and the right to direct the course of history and benefit from the future.
I heard about gerrymandering and voter suppression. But to hear how depraved the schemes get are so outrageous. Abrams own father was arrested for trying to register black people to vote, so suppression is still a modern problem, over a hundred years after black men were granted the right to vote. Battles must be fought over and over again for basic rights.
That’s why it infuriates me when people say if you just voted then... blah, blah, blah. They don’t realize the depraved methods gone to to keep people from voting.
Abrams book weaves together a great story. She talks about her governors race, politics in Georgia and also voting suppression through out the nation. And just when I thought the story was compelling, Abrams also talks about her work internationally with bringing about civic engagement.
I love Abrams. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to her for her work. When she said Georgia was a battleground state, I didn’t believe her and many didn’t. But she believed and organized and helped win Georgia for Biden in 2020. And then she told me Georgia could win and get two Democratic senators in the runoff election in January 2021, putting Democratic control in the US Senate. And I didn’t believe, thinking that was too much to hope for. And she delivered! I love her so much! I’m sorry I didn’t believe. I wish all the best for whatever she wants to do next.
And she did got a bit into that. But the depths of depravity of Brian Kemp knows no bounds. For example, Abrams recounted a story about how a black woman ran for local school board. And she ran in an off-year election, so she urged black voters to vote via absentee, something white voters in her district took advantage of. I mean, she needed votes and voters! And she won! And what does Kemp do? He arrests her for voter fraud! She lost her job over her arrest and she had to fight in the courts for two years to show no voter fraud was committed! What an ass.
Or another instance where Abrams recruited a popular citizen to run for local office. And what does Kemp do? He does an emergency redistricting so the man’s house is no longer in the district. Evil things going on in Georgia!
Kemp does things things all to hold power. Stacey Abrams writes... it’s all about power: Power is the right to be seen, the right to be heard and the right to direct the course of history and benefit from the future.
I heard about gerrymandering and voter suppression. But to hear how depraved the schemes get are so outrageous. Abrams own father was arrested for trying to register black people to vote, so suppression is still a modern problem, over a hundred years after black men were granted the right to vote. Battles must be fought over and over again for basic rights.
That’s why it infuriates me when people say if you just voted then... blah, blah, blah. They don’t realize the depraved methods gone to to keep people from voting.
Abrams book weaves together a great story. She talks about her governors race, politics in Georgia and also voting suppression through out the nation. And just when I thought the story was compelling, Abrams also talks about her work internationally with bringing about civic engagement.
I love Abrams. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to her for her work. When she said Georgia was a battleground state, I didn’t believe her and many didn’t. But she believed and organized and helped win Georgia for Biden in 2020. And then she told me Georgia could win and get two Democratic senators in the runoff election in January 2021, putting Democratic control in the US Senate. And I didn’t believe, thinking that was too much to hope for. And she delivered! I love her so much! I’m sorry I didn’t believe. I wish all the best for whatever she wants to do next.
_lilbey_'s review
5.0
Like Stacey Abrams herself, this book was amazing. No notes, would recommend 20/10.
jennagrace_m's review against another edition
5.0
Stacey Abrams is smart as hell and a force to be reckoned with. Leaders in the Democratic party, organizers and voters alike would be wise to heed her warnings, take her advice and respond to her call to action. I can't wait to see what Stacey does next!
rwlongino's review against another edition
5.0
This is a tremendously empowering, while also heartbreaking read. Not much has changed since it was written in 2019/2020 and our Democracy has frayed even more since the writing of this book. I'd be interested in an updated edition that addresses January 6th and the aftermath. It felt particularly gut-wrenching to hear her mention Ukraine's precarious situation and the previous administration actively working to weaken the. I read Abrams' book during week 2 of Russia's war on Ukraine, and I can't help but feel pessimistic about that state of Democracy worldwide as this war plays out.
jamiedee24's review against another edition
4.0
I highly recommend the audiobook because it is read by Ms. Abrams herself, and is worth listening to her words as well as consuming them. It was eye opening to see the inner workings of a campaign and to see how deeply the corruption truly goes.
lindsayb's review against another edition
5.0
Abrams lays out all the ways voter suppression works during the present--not necessarily new news to anyone who has followed voting and elections, but it is striking all the same. One of the many reasons I love Abrams is her optimism for all the opportunity we have to grow as a country, and it comes across loud and clear here and is super energizing.