Politics & Government
VIDEO: Candidate Abraham Collapses During Mayoral Debate
Lynne Abraham left the stage Tuesday evening after briefly losing consciousness and missed the rest of the debate.
Philadelphia mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham announced on her Twitter feed that she feels fine after recovering from a collapse on stage during a debate Tuesday evening.
According to NBC 10, which televised the debate at 7 p.m. between the Democratic candidates for Philadelphia mayor, Abraham briefly lost consciousness and fell to the stage floor as State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams answered a question about education funding.
She quickly regained consciousness, Philly.com reports, and was helped off the stage. Abraham did not return to the debate, but she did speak to reporters shortly after it ended.
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