ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams took a risk when she tried to shape the Democratic ticket by endorsing three statewide candidates in unpredictable runoffs. Her gamble paid off Tuesday with huge victories by the trio of contenders on her slate.
Had any of them lost their races, Abrams would face the difficult prospect of campaigning on the same ticket as a fellow Democrat she actively opposed. Instead, Abrams successfully engineered the group of candidates who will share the ballot with her in November.
The three endorsements — attorney Charlie Bailey for lieutenant governor, state Rep. William Boddie for labor commissioner and state Rep. Bee Nguyen for secretary of state — defined an otherwise sleepy Democratic runoff campaign.
