Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams steered her way around questions Thursday in New York as to whether she might go after a presidential run, but did say she was eyeing the U.S. Senate, NBC News is reporting.
Abrams, 45, is the former Democratic leader of the Georgia House of Representatives who captured national attention when she sought to make history as the country’s first Black woman governor. Her narrow defeat to Republican rival Brian Kemp came after reports of widespread voting irregularities.
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The politician told the Women in the World Summit that she is giving “careful consideration” to a run for U.S. Senate. Incumbent Sen. David Perdue, a Republican, is up for reelection in 2020.
The Women in the World gathering includes some of the most influential women working in business, politics and technology in the nation’s largest city, according to NBC. While there, Abrams also shared some reflections on the White House race.
“I respect most of the folks running for president,” Abrams told the summit. “I want to see if their approach to this campaign, this fight for the soul of our country, if they’re going to approach it in a way that will actually yield the results we need.”
Last month, Abrams told an audience at the South by Southwest conference in Austin that she would not rule out a presidential run. Multiple media reports also indicate that advisers to former Vice President Joe Biden were looking at Abrams as a possible running mate if Biden, a Democrat from Delaware, enters the White House race.
Abrams would not elaborate on any of that talk, but did have some advice for the hundreds of people seeking to get a place on the ballot next year.
“Winning does not mean beating Trump,” Abrams said. “It means winning America.”
Abrams was apparently making the rounds in New York. She also was interviewed on stage Thursday night at the city’s famed 92nd Street Y, scene of many talks of national interest, with actress and playwright Holland Taylor.