The message is simple: On respecting the will of the voters, Democrats are being hypocrites.

To drive that message home, they’re arguing that Abrams’ last campaign speech, a critique of Georgia’s election system in 2018, is no different from former President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 election results in the state.

“Democrats attack Trump and Republicans for believing these conspiracies, believing what they call the ‘Big Lie.’ But the original Big Lie proponent was Stacey Abrams,” said Brian Robinson, a Georgia-based Republican strategist. “She was ahead of her time, as she is on so many things.”

How well their message takes hold is likely to shape a major theme of Georgia’s gubernatorial election in 2022, when election integrity and voting rights will remain major issues.