GA-6 Special election discussion thread

[Mr.Phips]

It should be noted that this iteration of GA-06 is entirely different than the version Gingrich represented in the 1990s. Not even any overlap whatsoever.

Well, yes. The Democrat party in Georgia passed a ruthless gerrymander in 1991 designed to target Mr. Gingrich.

Oh you mean that basically Republican gerrymander that packed all of the state's black voters into three districts and allowed Republicans to pick up all of the surrounding districts by 1995?

[Mr.Phips]

It should be noted that this iteration of GA-06 is entirely different than the version Gingrich represented in the 1990s. Not even any overlap whatsoever.

Well, yes. The Democrat party in Georgia passed a ruthless gerrymander in 1991 designed to target Mr. Gingrich.

Oh you mean that basically Republican gerrymander that packed all of the state's black voters into three districts and allowed Republicans to pick up all of the surrounding districts by 1995?

No, I don't mean that at all. They did not intend that in 1991.

What you describe is (perhaps) failure of intellect, not failure of intent.

Or just plain incompetence.  Expecting white Democrats to be able to continually win districts that voted 70 % for Bush in 1988(which all but the three black majority districts did) is beyond stupid.

[Mr.Phips]

It should be noted that this iteration of GA-06 is entirely different than the version Gingrich represented in the 1990s. Not even any overlap whatsoever.

Well, yes. The Democrat party in Georgia passed a ruthless gerrymander in 1991 designed to target Mr. Gingrich.

The map they passed was only used in 92 and 94,  it was struck down by the courts because of packing of African Americans.   It wasn't about taking out Gingrich,  it was made to minimize Black representation.

Maximizing the black percentage in three districts while also taking out Gingrich was the objective.  The 1992 redistricting pretty much split Gingrich's old district (South and West of Atlanta) between two districts (3rd and 7th) with the hope that Gingrich would run in one of the districts and lose to a Dem incumbent (Gingrich came within 900 votes of losing to a unknown Dem in 1990 in his old district that gave Bush 67% in 1988).  Instead, Gingrich moved north of Atlanta two the new and more heavily Republican 6th district and won there.  At the same time, the Dem incumbent in the third district lost reelection to another Republican due to having his black voters removed to create the new 2nd district and having Republican suburban counties just south of Atlanta (that were part of Gingrich's old district) added to his district.

[Mr.Phips]

This mailer is the GOP's final salvo in GA-06. They have no policy agenda, just raw identity politics:

Lol, Rosie O'Donnell.

[Mr.Phips]

Once again, it looks like election day came a week too late for Dems.

[Mr.Phips]

Trump won it by 1%. Comparing it to Price's numbers who was a popular incumbent running against a 'some dude' token opposition is fallacious.

The only thing that tomorrow will show regardless of who wins is that public opinions have not changed in any meaningful way since the election.

This goes on the assumption that Handel is as flawed and toxic a candidate for Congress as Trump was for President in this district, no?

Trump still won the election, did he not?  He obviously wasn't that toxic.