[MODELSHIPS]

Karen Handel has conceded the Georgia Republican Primary, although the vote was too close to count.

http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/politics/2010/08/10/georgia-primary-results/

[RachelFaith]

This is GOOD news.

[MODELSHIPS]

Also, here’s a more detailed account from the Savannah News

http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-08-11/update-handel-concedes-race-ga-governor

[calex59]

"The best thing for our party is to rally around Congressman Deal as our nominee in the fight against Roy Barnes," Handel said in a statement released by her campaign. "Barnes would return Georgia to a past that is best kept in our rearview mirror. We must marshal all of our resources to defeat him."

This is the way candidates are supposed to sound after a defeat in the primaries.

[too much time]

Drat. Handel could have beaten Barnes - I am afraid Deal cannot.

[NeoCaveman]

Very classy on Mrs Handle’s part.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Win?

[Vigilanteman]

OK. So, our Mama Grizzly lost one, albeit narrowly in a race that wasn’t even supposed to be close, to the Mitt and Huck odd couple. But this compares to how many wins?

[spintreebob]

This is not about who is more conservative.

In 2,860 precincts the difference was 2,487 votes; less than 1 per precinct. This is about who has the ground game.

The same against the Dems. The side that can get its supporters to the polls wins. The side that thinks it is entitled to win and then sits on its hands while whining ... that side loses.

If we want to win, we have to work for it. The side that works the hardest deserves to win.