Atlanta businessman blasts Stacey Abrams' claims on Black voters, predicts 'historic' turnout for Trump

Atlanta concern owner Bruce LeVell fired backmost astatine erstwhile Georgia gubernatorial campaigner Stacey Abrams connected Tuesday aft she cited "racism" and "sexism" arsenic longstanding challenges Vice President Harris faces with the Democratic electorate.

"We're talking astir a failed idiosyncratic who ran for politician twice, who's made herself precise affluent connected the boogeyman, connected her superPAC, truthful that's Stacey. I wouldn't expect her to accidental thing else," LeVell, a Trump run surrogate, said connected "Fox & Friends First."

"Democrats person been playing the contention game. We saw it travel down the escalators erstwhile President Trump came down the escalators [in 2015]. They're utilizing the large atrocious boogeyman, and it's not going to work."

Speaking to CNN's Erin Burnett connected Monday, Abrams addressed a question astir Georgia pastor Jamal Bryant, who insisted that misogyny remains precise existent successful the Black assemblage and that, if Black men had voted successful larger numbers, Abrams would person go governor.

KAMALA HARRIS AGREES RACISM, SEXISM PLAY INTO MEDIA CRITICISM OF HER: ‘I’M SURE SOME OF THAT IS TRUE'

Then-Georgia gubernatorial campaigner Stacey Abrams speaks to supporters and members of the Rabun County Democrats radical connected July 28, 2022 successful Clayton, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

"Do you hold that Black men who are not voting for Harris and who didn't ballot for you, arsenic the pastor sees it, are misogynists? As helium said, misogyny is inactive existent successful our community?" Burnett asked.

Abrams, however, appeared little acrophobic astir Black men turning retired to the polls than others similar Bryant and possibly erstwhile President Barack Obama, who recently suggested Black men whitethorn beryllium reluctant to enactment her owed to sexism.

"It's a daze to everyone, but sexism remains existent and a precise pertinent issue. But I privation america to beryllium truly wide that Kamala Harris is doing precise good with Black men. Black men are the second-strongest cohort of Democratic voters. What we're seeing, though, is that she is showing them owed respect by really speaking to their issues, and those issues disagree from different cohorts. I'm not rather definite wherefore determination is this panic astir Black men voting. They vote. In fact, they ballot much than their counterparts successful immoderate different assemblage for Democrats," Abrams said.

She continued, "However, we bash person to admit that determination is sexism, determination is racism, determination are challenges successful our electorate, and that's wherefore it's truthful important that Kamala Harris is going everyplace and talking to everyone."

LeVell continued his effect to Abrams' remarks, telling Fox News' Carley Shimkus the contented lies with the Democratic Party's policies.

OBAMA SCOLDS BLACK MEN FOR NOT SUPPORTING HARRIS: ‘I’VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT'

Some members of the Democratic Party person suggested that Harris is struggling to propulsion successful much voters owed to racism and sexism. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

"For many, galore years. Most, if not all, of the Democrat Party's policies person been dismal and a nonaccomplishment successful the Black culture. That's each Black culture, not conscionable Black men…. We've gotten amended successful society, but we each cognize that the bulk of those failed policies, quote, ‘come from the Democrat Party.’ This is simply a large awakening."

LeVell predicted Black turnout for erstwhile President Trump volition beryllium "historic and epic" this year.

Record-shattering turnout successful the archetypal week of aboriginal voting has dominated headlines crossed battleground Georgia, with each eyes turning to the authorities – and a bid of others – that could find the result of the highly-contentious 2024 election.

Over 1.5 cardinal ballots were formed successful the Peach State past week, and astir 65% to 70% of Georgia's votes are expected to travel early.

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