Stacey Abrams could become America's first black female governor, but she has a tough road ahead

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• Stacey Abrams, 44, easily won the Democratic nomination in Tuesday's primary.
• But she has a tough road ahead in the general election.

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ATLANTA (AP) — She's a Yale-educated attorney and a romance novelist who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature. Now Stacey Abrams has gained a shot at becoming the first black woman elected governor in US history.

Abrams, 44, easily won the Democratic nomination in Tuesday's primary, and strong turnout among Democrats has fueled hopes she can take back the governor's mansion in November in a state where Republicans hold every statewide office from US senator to insurance commissioner.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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