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Posted: Jun 20, 2017

Georgia’s Special Election Comes to a Nail-Biting Finish

By JONATHAN MARTIN and NATE COHNJUNE 20, 2017

ATLANTA — Tuesday’s runoff between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District will decide what has become the most expensive House campaign in history — and quite possibly the most consequential special election since Watergate.

Yet as high as the stakes may be, the race to fill the seat vacated by Health Secretary Tom Price may turn on a simple question: whether the Democratic energy opposing President Trump is enough to overcome the built-in Republican advantage in a conservative-leaning district.

Mr. Ossoff, a Democrat, is counting on Mr. Trump’s unpopularity to carry him past Ms. Handel: More than three out of four Democrats in the district hoped their vote would send a message to the president, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll found. Ms. Handel, a Republican, is relying on the district’s sharply Republican tilt, relentlessly linking Mr. Ossoff to a national Democratic Party he has handled gingerly.

I am hoping for a Republican win. They are saying the Republican baseball shooting by an extreme leftist may help the Republican candidate.

Saved by Gunman’s Attack?

For all the early and absentee ballots already cast, the race is competitive enough that Election Day could prove decisive. And, perhaps showing how badly they need a lift, some supporters of Ms. Handel have seized on a liberal, anti-Trump gunman’s attack at a Republican congressional baseball practice last week as a boon, thinking it could jolt at least some complacent voters into turning out for her.

“I think the shooting is going to win this election for us,” said Brad Carver, a Republican official in Georgia at the county and state level.

A little-known conservative group bought a small amount of television time on Fox News over the weekend for an ad showing emergency crews carrying victims of the attack on stretchers. “The same unhinged leftists cheering last week’s shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff, and if he wins, they win,” an announcer intones.

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That ad was despicable and will come back to bite them. A - last desperate act. nm

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If the left did their base would applaud it and the MSM - would keep advertising it,

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saving the DNC money.

Hard to say. Ossoff has received 9 times more donations - from CA than GA.

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It's a shame that local elections have now become - national. That means they are't

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representing their base; they are representing their party. Power concentrates. This is happening in both representative and senate races.

No, what you are saying is the rich local guys - Get to crown their fave

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Advertising dollars can bring out more voters. Sometimes all the opposition needs is to become higher profile. We found that with Bernie. Literally days before IA primary we found people who had not heard of him...liked what they learned...and hoped to caucus for him...same in MO...they actually got to vote.

I saw that. Suppose anti-Trump lefties - donated who are sore losers.

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They think if Ossoff wins it will have an effect on voters all over to dump Republicans in general and Trump in particular.

If Handel loses it's because she's a big gvt RINO. - Many of us in Georgia know that.

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She is distancing herself from Trump and this is WHY the race is close.

Isn't a RINO better than a leftist Damocrat? - You think conservatives will vote for left candida

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I heard he does not even live in the district and is good friends with botox Nancy Pelosi.

Yes, I'm just saying this could in part play a role. - Lots of money behind Ossoff though

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and he has run a stealth campaign.

What is a stealth campaign regarding Ossoff - and lots of money could be bad for him

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I would be leery of someone who is receiving lots of outside money.

Actually he looks like he is a jerk.

Hidden laundered money. - NM

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So all of the - money that

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pours into Republican campaigns is okay? As long as you agree with the politics? She looks like a "fat cat" republican out to make a fortune for herself and her donating buddies!

Do you find it wrong that people who oppose - Trump would donate?

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Do you find it wrong that people in general donate to the party/candidate of their preference? Why are people who donated "sore losers?"

I really don't understand that thinking. People have always donated to the party of their choice.

I find it wrong that California messes with Georgia elections. - That means the the representive it not

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really representing Georgians but California and whatever place donates. This has been going on for a long time. This is causing power to concentrate in parties, Republican or Democrat.

The post I responded to only called lefties - losers and criticized

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them for donating because their losers.

I think to donate to candidates - in this obscure election is wrong

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I think donating so much money to this obscure Democrat in Georgia is an attempt to get back at Trump for beating Hillary, thus sore losers.

BTW, I hope he loses and the people of this district in Georgia remain true to their basic conservative values and don't vote left because of his ability to get huge sums of money from outside their state.

I think donating so much money has been - going on for a very long

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time no matter who the candidate/party. I think each candidate should be allowed a set amount and that's it. With all the money donated to campaigns we could probably pay off the national debt.

Frankly, politics in general is disgusting on both sides of the fence.

Amen! - That should

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be law, but the Supreme Court shot something similar down a few years ago! Too bad!

Wonder how much he's gotten from Soros - and his groups

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nomsg

Probably as much - as TRump owes

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to Putin!

Wonder how much Handel got from Koch brothers - nm

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Not to mention the free advertising Ossoff gets from Hollywood and - the media. I'm sure this won't bankrupt

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DNC.

If Handel wins is the left going blame - Russia?

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LOL

I doubt it. The only Russian investigation that - I know of going on is

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the Trump clan and whether or not they were in collusion with Russia. They already proved that Russia did interfere.

Who proved Russia interfered. - When and how?

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I am so bored with this Russia thing, anonymous sources, leaking Comey, etc.

Well maybe you should do a little research - They did interfere, we just

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don't know to what extent or what affect it had on the election.

As far as you being bored with the Russian thing and Comey, that is a different investigation. That is the one where they are investigating if Trump and his gang had anything to do with it.

Two different issues.

Why would I do research on your post? - Just provide a link.

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I am bored with anonymous sources, Russia caused Hillary to lose, Comey crybaby, all of those issues. It is a smoke screen keeping Trump from getting anything positive done for the American public. I want a tax cut, improved healthcare, more jobs available for the middle class whose jobs were shipped off shore, like our MT jobs going to India.

If Russia had anything to do with the election I have no idea but they did not influence me to vote for Trump and many others, including my friends, family and neighborhood who could see the political system was corrupt and regular politicians sold their votes for bribes from special interests.

If you didn't want corrupt, you shouldn't have - voted for anybody.

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All of them are corrupt, including that joke in the office.

We don't know if Russia "caused Hillary to lose" but we do know they interfered. Most of it that we do know is all the propaganda about Hillary that the right is still claiming is true.

If you want improved healthcare and more jobs back that were shipped offshore, you might not want to rely on Trump for that. Actually he doesn't know what he wants on the healthcare. First he praised that joke of a plan the House passed and then he said it was mean, so who really knows what that man wants. He also said he is going to bring jobs back yet Trump and Ivanka still haven't brought back the factories that they have overseas. He is also still raking in money from his businesses and I'm glad to see that is also being investigated on whether or not he is violating the emolument clause.

What I would like to see is the whole crooked clan thrown out on their butts.

And I am happy crooked Clinton Clan was - kicked out by Trump and will be exposed

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Thanks to Comey throwing Lynch under the bus (and Lynch explaining why she wanted the criminal investigation of Hillary called a "matter" and what she and Bubba Clinton talked about on the tarmac) and thanks to donors to Bernie Sanders lawsuit aimed at DNC who directed Debbie Wasserman to screw Bernie Sanders out of the presidential nomination. Hillary is closely associated with Wasserman.

And then there is the Clinton Foundation pay for play scheme.

Then I guess we agree they are all - crooks nm

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Bipartisan at its finest.

What about the real pay-for-play schemes - by Trump?

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The Hillary one was propaganda but Trump raised the price on Mar-a-lago membership right after being elected so people could be "graced" with his presence and be able to watch open government meetings right in the dining room. What about after a meeting with the leader of China, China okayed 30-some applications for the Trump company to open hotels in China. There are lots more questionable deeds by Trump but the right doesn't care anyway.

He reminds me of the guy who just won the - mt

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French election. Both young, nice looking, and articulate. I feel that both of them are puppets for the Elites. They don't really want to run things and probably don't know much.

Trump got elected and came in thinking he was actually going to run the government. This shocked the Elites. They are used to running things in the background.

I think Trump has the business experience, knowledge, and work ethic to do a really good job for our country but will have to deal with 24/7 talk about Russia, etc., that will go on for years. Witch hunt!

I am celebrating a Handel win. - anon

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:D :D

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