Georgia 6th Congressional District (GA06) Special Election- Primary

Decision Desk HQ ^ | April 18, 2017

[JLAGRAYFOX]

FNC says the Georgia, 6th CD voting is heavy across the three counties. I am hoping that fact forces the run-off in which Ossoff will get slaughtered by whoever the Republican is.

The Obama scum, Democrat, low life vermin were counting on a very light voter turnout for victory....we shall see within a short time!!!

[Steven Scharf]

All we need to be routing for tonight is for Ossoff to come in third (which likely won’t happen).

[Republican Red]

I’m in this district. The GOP was silent for weeks while Ossoff campaigned 24x7. They allowed him to paint a false narrative without a rebuttal. He claimed to be tough on terror, fiscally conservative and cooperarative with all parties. He lied about being a National Security Advisor. When GOP decided to start campaigning, they mostly directed negative ads against each other- ceding one of the two top spots to him. It was known months ago he didn’t live in the district. I saw only one commercial mentioning it. Bob Grey was going door to door last night in my neighborhood and I let him know I’d already voted but I’d support anyone in the runoff that wasn’t named Ossoff.

Good news is no one sees Ossoff getting 50 +1 so we may have dodged a bullet.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Oh he is ABSOLUTELY running AWAY from being identified as a democrat is any shape, gender, or form or race.

(It took until today that he actually admitted being being a democrat at all.)

He is RUNNING as being a pro-military, anti-waste, budget-cutting, apparently conservative or libertarian, anti-Washington reformer.

[EDINVA]

“My prediction Ossoff comes in at 42%”

And that’s probably as good as he’ll ever do. When it’s one-on-one, the district will go back to a no questions asked R seat.

[Dave W]

There is no law nor rule that requires a candidate to live in the district. This is not exactly new nor unique. Others have run and not lived in the district. It happens more frequently after redistricting.

I recall a primary in Virginia in the last election in 2018. The republican did not live in the district and won the primary, but lost the general. The republican basically got redistricted by the federal courts and was an incumbent who decided to run in another district.

Not certain why this should disqualify him from representing his district if he wins. The voters will make that decision if they don't like him not living in the district.

[lodi90]

Technically, it’s not a primary. It’s a free-for-all special election that requires 50%+1 vote to win, which no one is likely to do. Thus this will be followed by a special election runoff, with the top two finishers of today’s race competing. That election is June 20th.

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Looks like it is basically a “jungle” primary. They have those in California now and you end up with two Dims on the ballot. Dumb idea, IMO.

[Dave W]

Because he is the one lone valid Democrat against 14 republicans. Also, Trump won the district by only 1.5 points over The Beast, while Romney won it by 23 points. So, the thinking is that Trump is not very popular in this district and the press is going wild thinking Ossoff may attract republican voters as a protest vote against Trump.

[Truth29]

Thanks for the on the ground report. It sounds like the local GOP was asleep or just didn’t care. Is this another case of the stupid party that can’t get out of its own way?

[Luke21]

I still remember Wendy Davis, the media creation of Texas, and how fast they forgot about her.

[CedarDave]

My prediction Ossoff comes in at 42%

If you listen to the media, you'd think there was only one Dim candidate, Jon Ossoff. Decision desk shows five DemocRATs running, so agree that it's very unlikely any of them pull 50%+1.

[TomGuy]

patch.com

Polling problems reported and voting extended in Fulton as voters cast ballots in 6th District special election watched by President Trump.

By Craig Johnson (Patch Staff) - April 18, 2017 6:24 pm ET

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[Do Dems need to manufacture more votes?]

[frog in a pot]

I doubt he has much support among ordinary voters.

We are about to find out, and it could be a nail-biter.

In the 2016 presidential contest, Hillary captured 47% of the vote to Trump's 48%. (At least according to Wikipedia.)

[southernnorthcarolina]

There is no requirement that a Congresscritter must live in his/her district; only that they live within the state.

That said, living outside one’s district isn’t very wise from a political sense. Not being eligable to vote for oneself emphasizes the problem.

[mrsmith]

Sticking his neck out...

Dave Wasserman‏Verified account @Redistrict · 16m16 minutes ago
Rule of thumb: to be on track to hit 50% and *avoid* a runoff, Ossoff probably needs around 62% in DeKalb, 51% in Fulton, 45% in Cobb. #GA06

Dave Wasserman‏Verified account @Redistrict · 14m14 minutes ago
Dave Wasserman Retweeted Dave Wasserman
IMPORTANT as you track: this likely means Ossoff (D) needs at least 72% of the *early* vote in DeKalb, 61% in Fulton and 55% in Cobb. #GA06

[Ray76]

Results will be posted here

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Cobb/67351/Web02/#/

[CedarDave]

[Do Dems need to manufacture more votes?]

Of course, they always do. I just hope there are enough Pub poll watchers to prevent this.

[nevergore]

Interesting prediction from somebody who doesn’t live in the 6th....

When I went to vote today in Roswell (been here over 35 years)the lines were over 2 1/2 hours long. A larger turnout than the presidential election. Roswell as a whole is VERY conservative....

Assoff will be in the low to mid 30’s.....

The Demoncrat’s hopes will be shattered tonight.....

[Brookhaven]

I live in the area, but not the district.

The GOP side has been cordial.

Whoever wins the GOP vote should easily defeat Ossoff in a runoff.

[LS]

I never lived in MI, PA, and only “lived” on FL for 3 months touring with a rock band, but called them all pretty much perfect in Nov. over people who did live there.