Bob Gray, one of eighteen candidates in the Georgia 6th congressional district special election put together this campaign commercial. Gotta give him credit for an original idea. However, he finished 3rd in the voting with 10.8% of the vote.
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Georgia's Bob Gray: Drain the Swamp
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Handel should win once all the Republicans who voted line up behind her (if they do.). If she doesn't win it could be a bad omen for Republicans in the mid terms of 2018. This is the congressional district of Newt Gingrich and has had a Republican represent it since 1978. Romney carried it with 23% margin in 2012. However, Trump barely won this district in 2016 by 1%.
I live in the 6th district and voted in this election. This is a district that hasn't been represented by a Democrat in 38 years. There was a very definite feeling of a change in the air. Big money came in from the Koch brothers et al against Jon Ossoff. They pulled a trick I've never seen before. On most of my visits to YouTube the content was preceded by an attack ad against him. The Democrats really mobilized on the ground. I actually received a hand written postcard from a supporter in Orlando, Fla. urging me to vote for Jon. I've never gotten something like that before since I first voted in 1968.
There are a lot of college graduates and professionals here. Those types tend to be anti-Trump but less so in the South than in the Northeast or Northwest. If everyone who voted Democratic and everyone who voted Republican vote for the same party in the run-off then the Republican Handel will win 51%-49%. There are two things that could change this result. Obviously, since this is a dominant Republican district there were a lot of Republicans who voted for Ossoff (anti-Trump). Obama lost here by 18% in 2008 and 23% in 2012. Trump won by about 1%. This number could change depending on what Trump does between now and the run-off on June 20. Secondly, the Democrats are running a serious attempt to register new voters. Georgia Republicans tried to block this by arguing that the 30 day registration end date before an election does not apply to run-offs but this was shown to be contrary to the law.
Bumping this because I was in Atlanta three weeks ago and all I saw were political ads and yard signs (more for Osshoff) yet nobody there brought it up to me, and I was mostly in some place called Cobb County, where this race is based and I think it's Newt's old seat, or close.
A week to go, this race has cost $$$$ (it was all over the Atlanta newspapers). Polls show a Osshoff lead or a tie:
Poll: Handel and Ossoff Tied in Georgia House Race
that poll still doesn't look right, registered voters? And they have a lot of early voting there, if this Democrat wins, they deserve having a representative that never even lived there.
A week to go, this race has cost $$$$ (it was all over the Atlanta newspapers). Polls show a Osshoff lead or a tie:
Poll: Handel and Ossoff Tied in Georgia House Race
that poll still doesn't look right, registered voters? And they have a lot of early voting there, if this Democrat wins, they deserve having a representative that never even lived there.
Well, she would win easily had a liberal judge not illegally reopened registration.
Yeah, found a judge that opened up registration for the first time ever before a runoff. GWB appointee, IIRC.
Not much interest? Most money spent on ONE Congressional seat (for sixteen whole whoppin' months) ever and guess the polls there are about to close. Can Pajama Boy pull this off???
Not much interest? Most money spent on ONE Congressional seat (for sixteen whole whoppin' months) ever and guess the polls there are about to close. Can Pajama Boy pull this off???