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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You can tell in those two sentences who the writer of this article is rooting for. Shameless partisanship!
This was always a media driven wishful thinking dry f**k
You need to educate yourself on that district and the weirdness do peach state special elections
Then you’ll get it
I think the coonass state does this too
I thought the vandals took him
Freeper wit rolls on
While Johnny was in the basement
(Yours was tighter)
Yeh we were so worried. Not!
I’m in the 5th district and see alot of Ossoff signs around Emory University and other liberal intown neighborhoods, including the sign “Vote your Ossoff”.
How about
“Don’t Make an Ossoff Yourself!”
It must be tbe Russians/s
Yes, I first saw that one in the last week, about 15 houses away here in the neighborhood.
I’ve also seen regular Ossoff signs doctored up with a red slash / “NO” slash.
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Getting there!
How ‘bout you?
Because there are 5 or so GOP candidates rach at 12-15 while Ossoff is by himself on D side.
Your numbers are too low. There are eighteen candidates running in the 6th district.
Hmmm...One of the Republican running is Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan...He is an economist. Interesting...
This was my first reaction also. It's beyond belief that there's so many in the field. This never should have happened in these iffy times for the GOP.
There should have been pressures applied, or deals made, arms twisted, or whatever it took to narrow the field. Phone calls, even from the Pres and the Veep plus the RNC Chair should have been made. This is how it's always been done and it should have been done this time. It's the fine art of politics. I went through it myself in my time in elected office.
This is just crazy.
By the bye, does anyone here know right-off-the bat the name of the present RNC Chair in DC?....the invisible one that took Prince Rebus's place? I'll betcha hardly anyone.
Hint: She's the grandaughter of the late George W. Romney and the niece of Mitt Romney.
I consider this a failure on the part of both the national and Georgia state GOP party apparatus.
Leni
I’ve seen it a few times, so it’s my fault for not knowing it, but it has been a rather low profile existence for her since becoming the chair.
Presented like this for those who wish to try to remember it for themselves:
leinadcm yenmor annor
BTW: I agree with you on the large field thing.
The Dems run one or two, and we dilute our numbers by putting in too many. Big mistake.
It was a joke how many ran for the presidency on our ticket starting in 2015.
Kudos to Trump for outlasting them all.
Thanks for the ping.
Boy the Romney info is depressing. If she is anything like him.
I agree with EVERYTHING you said. Too bad you’re not running it :)
And COOL about holding office.
And IFFY is a GRETA word to use. Let’s not assume anything.
The senate seems like a slam dunk and even pick up seats. The house, I dont know about but let’s win!!!
Even if most are GOPe. An R vote is better than a D vote
The Dems are pushing a political agenda. The GOP has a personality cult atmosphere.
YES!!! We held congress and we were DISORGANIZED. (albeit, we didn’t get all the conservatives we wanted).
If republicans were REALLY conservative AND pushing an agenda, they would hold more seat in both houses, and they would be real conservatives.
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