While the left and its media have been outspoken about those who contest the legitimacy of an election, a recent court decision has served as a reminder that “election deniers” may be found on both sides. After making fraudulent claims about her own vote count, a well-known leftist activist was fined more than $200,000.
Stacey Abrams, who has never shied away from a battle, has run twice for Georgia’s governorship. Sadly, she suffered humiliating losses both times; following the first setback, Abrams strongly claimed that Brian Kemp had stolen the victory from her despite a lack of proof. She persisted in her fight, though, until victory once more escaped her.
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She even filed a lawsuit on the claim. In September 2022, Georgia Secretary of State Raffensberger declared that she had lost the election permanently. “This is a win for all Georgia election officials who dedicate their lives to safe, secure and accessible elections. Stolen election and voter suppression claims by Stacey Abrams were nothing but poll-tested rhetoric not supported by facts and evidence.”
Raffensberger also said at the time that Abrams should have to pay the costs of the election battle, saying “Stacey Abrams’s voter suppression claims were false. It has never been easier to vote and harder to cheat in the state of Georgia. This is a start, but I think Stacey Abrams should pay back the millions of taxpayer dollars the state was forced to spend to disprove her false claims.”
The state of Georgia won back roughly $230,000 it spent battling the former candidate’s flimsy allegations, handing her a humiliating legal setback. Unquestionably, the decision was a blow for Fair Fight Action and those who backed them.
Fair Fight Action, formerly hailed as a guiding light for justice, is currently the subject of an investigation because of some dubious spending. The Washington Free Beacon claims that this decision could be disastrous for them.
After a Politico report in October revealed that $9.4 million had been funneled to a law firm led by Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, a close confidante of Stacey Abrams and chairwoman for her two disastrous gubernatorial campaigns, questions were raised about Fair Fight Action’s financial dealings during the tumultuous 2020 election. Despite spending over $25 million on legal services since 2019, including a large sum of money on their unsuccessful Georgia lawsuit, no improvements have been promised or put into effect.
Ethics inspectors were astounded by Fair Fight Action’s exorbitant expenditures on the case, which raised questions about whether Stacey Abrams and LaTosha Lawrence-Hardy may have had a conflict of interest.
“Fair Fight Action ought to explain why this lawsuit cost so much,” said Washington University in St. Louis legal ethics professor Kathleen Clark. “I think there are significant questions about this choice of firm and just why this lawsuit was so much more expensive.”
The once-massive fundraising effort of Stacey Abrams’ team has left them with a pitiful $100,000 and more than $1 million in debt, putting her 2022 campaign in serious jeopardy. This group of “election doubters” may find it tough to finance the contest given their previous failures.
