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Last one for the night. GA-06, Karen Handel is in a rematch with Dem incumbent McBath, who beat her by about a point. This NRCC poll is from August, and it shows McBath up 48-46%. But what I found interesting was this excerpt:

Trump's margin of victory in the district was slimmer in 2016 than past GOP presidential candidates. Trump won by 1.5 points, while 2012 GOP nominee Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) won by 23.3 points. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won by 18.9 points in 2008.

I knew GA-06 was considered pretty Republican, but had no idea the numbers were that strong up until 2016. With Trump significantly improving his GOP approval ratings from four years ago, Handel should have a lot of right-leaning votes to tap into during a presidential election. I like her chances.