Stacey Abrams addresses an overflow crowd at Valdosta State University

VALDOSTA – Those who could not fit into Valdosta State University’s Powell Hall gathered around to hear Stacey Abrams speak as her voice carried over the public address system of an SUV.

She gave an impromptu stump speech, her voice spreading throughout the South Georgia campus, before walking in to face a packed auditorium.

“So you guys have a few friends outside,” Abrams quipped, once inside.

This has so far been the reception for the 44-year-old Atlanta tax attorney and former state House minority leader as the Democrat tries to rally like-minded voters in reliably red corners of the state. Whether in north or South Georgia, her town halls have attracted large, diverse and rapt crowds.

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