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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“runoff between the top vote-getters of each party”
This is a jungle primary. The top two candidates can be in the same party, but it looks like it’s going to be Ossoff and Handel.
;-)
Not quite, per an earlier article. The top two vote getters, regardless of party, go on to the runoff.
There are a ton of Ossoff signs in my neighborhood. A TON. relatively few for the 11 or so Republican candidates.
Yesterday afternoon the doorbell rang, and I was in the middle of something, so I asked the wife to get it. “Probably someone canvassing for Tuesday’s election.”
She returns. “That was someone just asking if we knew there was an election and if were voting Republican on Tuesday. I told him ‘Oh yes!’ and asked if he was with a candidate. He said no, he was just out encouraging Republicans to vote, and that there were a *lot* of them in the neighborhood.”
The point being, there’s a lot of noise from the Dems, and a lot of enthusiasm, based on all the yard signs, people on street corners, rallies, and such. And they’re throwing a ton of $$$ at the race, based on all the TV ads. But at the end of the day, the noise is most likely just another manifestation of all the post-Trump-election butthurt, and won’t amount to a hill of beans. I go with the conventional wisdom that this guy gets around 40% of the vote, and whichever Republican wins 2nd place will ultimately prevail in the runoff in 9 weeks.
Georgia requires 50%+1 vote to win an election, else there is a runoff. See my previous post.
This story never changes does it.The RAT is always going to win right up until they dont.
Runoff will prove he is another Michelle Nunn
Because ‘the party’ doesn’t have the pull to get people to step aside
You do not understand this race. The other 61% is divided amongst 17other candidates. More than fifty percent is divided amongst GOP candidates. It will go to a run off and the republican candidate will win
I know some say that’s a good thing. Who runs shouldn’t be decided in back rooms.
Then decide it in front rooms or we’re gonna keep putting up multiple conservatives who cancel each other out.
When this happens in dem circles, it’s SO BIG it’s front page news.
We’ve gotten used to it unfortunately.
Has GA Jimmuh come out for Osoff; that could be the key!
Right. It is a free for all primary. The top two vote-getters advance to a runoff regardless of party. Ossoff is leading because there are so many Republicans splitting the vote. He won’t get 50% + 1. I predict Handel will defeat him in the runoff.
/lived in the district for 45 years. Newt is the man.
No it won’t be key. No one cares about him anymore
Nah the party here likes it because it prevents conservatives from winning....in the senatorial race Perdue beat em all. And saved the state from the crook from Savannah
Good points.
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>> “It’s a reason it’s hard to get true conservatives in.” <<
And that is exactly why they’re there.
Semi-literate reporter.
Actually, I think the run-off will be between the top two vote-getters, regardless of party.
Yep. Hope you’re well :)
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