GA-6 Special election discussion thread

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National Dems sending $ to GA-6:

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/02/23/daily-202-will-anti-trump-backlash-let-democrats-win-the-georgia-special-election-to-replace-tom-price/58ae458be9b69b1406c75ceb/?utm_term=.d4f3c41ad0d4&wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1

good news everyone - professor farnsworth voice

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I mean to be fair, they did make Osoff look like a complete idiot, but the fact that this was what they went with is still telling.

Most people would look like morons if you took them at their "having fun at college" or "making goofy videos" part of their life.

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rofl Handel is already losing ground very quickly.

Either Gray or Handel would be awesome running against. I worry Judson Hill, who is doing a might balancing act of not being too overly pro-Trump and not being too overly incompetent, makes it to the run-off, because he'd win 9 times out of 10.

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people here still whining about Pelosi? change Democrat leaders, guess what you'd get?

SO AND SO IS A RUBBER STAMP FOR CHUCK SCHUMER

just idiocy. this is still a Republican district no matter what they're going to dislike Democrat leadership.

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"The fear is definitely out there" among some Republican strategists that Ossoff could top 50% on the first ballot.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/georgia-special-election-tom-price-seat-jon-ossoff-236703

"The fear is definitely out there" among some Republican strategists that Ossoff could top 50% on the first ballot.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/georgia-special-election-tom-price-seat-jon-ossoff-236703

Ossoff 2024? holy sh**t bro. Reading that just made me grin from ear to ear.

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I'm amazed how they don't have anything on Ossoff.

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Look at this tweet and tell me why Pelosi should remain minority leader, she was also a factor in losing FL-13 with Sink.

https://twitter.com/hotlinejosh/status/848909731414585345

I agree with the sentiment, but I don't really think this tweet is evidence of that. That person would make the same jump with any Democratic House Leader.

Before I clicked, though, I thought it was going to be a quote from Pelosi saying something along the lines of "Ossoff is a true liberal, and a close personal friend. I am proud to endorse him and hope to see him in Congress next to me!"

No because most voters would not care who Tim Ryan or Joe Crowley is they'd have low name ID. Look at Schumer/McConnell's numbers most Americans don't know who they are.

That's not true - and beyond your general dishonesty, Schumer's reputation can turn even more negative very quickly.

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that's a very rough poll for TAKE THE HILL

I'm still excited at the prospect of getting to run against Karen Handel or Bob Gray.

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These attacks are all limp and expected. Ossoff is responding to them appropriately.

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I'm gonna go ahead and project that Ossoff is going to lose. The negative attacks are starting to get stronger, and I'm already seeing Ossoff's limits as a candidate.

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I expect a slight/moderate Ossoff drop-off and a substantial drop-off for Handel, with Moody (!!!) toward the top of the field if not THE top. Moody is the GOPer that I believe is most likely to defeat Ossoff, though most of them are likely to do so (yes, even Gray). Moody is conservative without being a Trump whipping boy, an embarrassing clown, or washed up has been.

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Who knew that raising 8 million dollars for a congressional campaign would catch the GOP's attention

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wow sounds like the Anti-Handel ads are backfiring.

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You have to think that every Republican who doesn't come in 2nd will want Ossoff to win the runoff so that they can have a shot at him in 2018 or 2020 rather than wait 20 years for Karen Handel to vacate the seat.

Oh Handel will vacate ASAP to run for another office.

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lol @ Hill's campaign.

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Handel is not a good candidate.  Not like Gray, Moody, or Hill are, but she's decidedly uninspiring.

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Bob Gray seems like a moron. Hope he makes the runoff.

Be careful what you wish for.  I'd prefer a bland Republican establishment candidate over a far-right Trump yes-man any day.  It is possible that many candidates of the latter persuasion win in 2018 Republican primaries, making President Trump and potential future far-right Presidents more powerful than they otherwise would be.  A "Breitbart" caucus in congress would be an absolute nightmare.

The reason I fear Gray the least is that he is currently being cucked by the Trump administration, since they are actively running ads against him despite him being TEAM TRUMP in every single ad.

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One Take Donald is at it again with that Robocall!

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How is Ossoff going to raise taxes and bring in illegal immigrants don't Rs control Congress? I don't get this line of messaging from Rs.

it's the same NANCY PELOSI DEMOCRATS ARE MAOISTS primal screaming Republicans do in every election.

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"the war on whites" yikes krazens gone full alt right.

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where you people get that kind of disposable income

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mondale won 1 state is a ing horrible poster!

glass houses, stone throwing, etc

I am one of the most respected posters on this site.

I don't pollute threads predicting the democratc/GOP will win and trolling with gifs while doing it.

I respect how little self-awareness you have, so yes, you are one of the most respected posters on this site.

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As a Democrat and a Mets fan I am used to heart break. All I can think about tonight is a continued tale of woe. Hope the streak breaks because this year has been very sad to watch.

Yes, I am not expecting much - I'm making an optimistic prediction in the main thread, but I'm purposefully not reading into reports of HIGH TURNOUT because that screwed me hard in 2016.

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If the impossible becomes possible, o think we can thank President TRUMP'S last minute intervention for this.

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Pretty cool that he's doing this much better than I expected.

Once again the GOP posters are moving the goal post.

Once again ShadowsOverwhateverwhatever mucking up the thread with his TYT induced nonsense.