Posted on 04/16/2017 1:43:53 PM PDT by Lazamataz
The good news is that Jon Ossoff is succeeding in making the race for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District competitive. The bad news is that he’s probably not going to be going to the House of Representatives.
According to a newly released poll, the 30-year-old Democrat will likely fall short of the 50 percent vote share in Tuesday’s election he needs to win the race outright. While Ossoff leads the crowded field of mostly Republicans vying to replace Republican Tom Price, who vacated the seat in February to serve as Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, he is currently only polling at 39 percent
“Ossoff is barely clearing a third of the remaining vote with much of the rest divided in a battle royal between four Republican hopefuls,” Decision Desk HQ’s Brandon Finnigan wrote to introduce the newly released poll his outlet sponsored. According to the poll conducted by Red Racing Horses, Ossoff’s closest competitors, Republicans Karen Handel and Bob Gray, poll at 15 percent and 12 percent, respectively.
As one of the only congressional elections held in President Donald Trump first 100 days, the race to represent the district of former House speaker Newt Gingrich has attracted national attention. Ossoff, hopeful Democrats have dared to utter aloud, may become the district’s first Democratic representative in nearly four decades. But according to this rare public poll, voters in the traditionally Republican district may be waking up to the same realization in enough time to deny the resistance such a win.
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Like there was any doubt.
But the polls...
Why do republicans keep shooting themselves in the foot running so many people?
It’s a reason it’s hard to get true conservatives in.
The dems only hope is for ossoff to steal the election in the first round against a divided GOP field. If it gets to a runoff the twerp is toast, even though none of the GOP are worth a damn.
So the republicans are polling at 12% and 15%,
Ossoff is polling “only” at 39%, yet his hopes to win are ‘fading’? Hmmm. Okay.
The only doubt this would stay GOP came from the same media telling us Hillary would be President. Fake news.
He needs 50%+1 to win it outright. If he doesn't get that, there is a runoff between the top vote-getters of each party. Clearly, 60% right now prefer one Republican or another and that means the Republican will have an edge in the runoff.
Yes. His hopes are fading. Unless he pulls off 50.0001% of the vote, there is a second runoff election with the two top placers.
In Newt Gingrich’s former district.
Honest compared to most journalists - he admits to his bias.
I know several GA FReepers are voting for Moody. I fear Handle or Gray will be in a runnoff with Ossoff. We get a RINO or a Dem.
Well if there were a board room where the handful of people who control the Republican Party meet and decide who runs and who doesn't, you would have a point. But there is no such group (thankfully). Many Republicans run in races like this because each feels HE (or she) is best suited for the job. They are all narcissists, but then again to run for office these days, you almost have to be.
Odds on Handel. Name recognition.
MOST of the time, it’s four conservatives and a “moderate”.
Guess who’s gonna and has won every time except a few. Not many since Cantor. :)
mccain, linda and ryan are proof of that.
Open polling doesn’t help either.
And winning election is a business. I would like to have strategists gather behind ONE conservative candidate.
And if you think people aren’t meeting and deciding who’s going to WIN The primary right now, you’re kidding :)
The house money is with the moderate.
If the media is spewing this, then you KNOW they’re screwed.
Bada-Bing...rimshot
Remember the media spin about how the GOP won that House seat in Kansas by “only” eight points, but Trump won it by 20-something in November?
Well, Trump won GA-6 by one percentage point. What’s their spin going to be when Ossoff fails in June?
Is it possible that even Democrats like to see their 401K’s increase in value?
Just like the Presidential primaries, they all think THEY are the only true conservative. Circular firing squads are our specialty!
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