Posted on 06/20/2017 8:33:10 AM PDT by simpson96
New York (CNN) As polls opened for a highly anticipated congressional runoff election in Georgia Tuesday, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff demurred when asked by CNN's Alisyn Camerota about the race's national implications.
"The contrast in this district is between a career politician -- my opponent, Karen Handel, who is notorious for cutting off funding for life-saving breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood -- or a fresh voice who wants to work across the aisle to get things done, grow our local economy, (and) work to make health care more accessible and affordable for women and folks with pre-existing conditions," he said on "New Day."
"Out-of-state money has poured in on both sides. It's become a little bit of an arms race," the Democrat admitted. "I'm proud of the fact that my campaign is powered by small-dollar grassroots fundraising of an average contribution of less than $50 while my opponent's campaign has been bailed out by the same old special-interest super PACs peddling deception, fear-mongering and hate here in Georgia for months now."
"You want to see this race as about you against Karen Handel," Camerota pushed. "Understood. You've worked hard. But do you not see the national implications of this race, do you not think it's at all a referendum on Donald Trump?"
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Consider the state of the Democrat party. Grasping at a special election in a Georgia district as a life preserver for a party that holds virtually no legislative power nationally and still won’t even if this guy wins.
Hey Democrats, if you win this one, only 1041 seats to go to get back to where you were 8 years ago.
I thought so, too.
and
"...while my opponent's campaign has been bailed out by the same old special-interest super PACs peddling deception, fear-mongering and hate here in Georgia for months now."
This type of talk works GREAT in Austin, Boston, the Upper East Side, the Hamptons, San Francisco, Seattle and Santa Barbara but NOT in the South.
Atlanta is a political liberal cesspool but only because of the solid lock the democrats have on Blacks, but this isn't gonna fly in Southern White suburbs.
Just an amazing likeness.
First lie - first sentence. Typical CNN...
THERE IS NOT ONE MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE IN ANY PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AT BEST WOMEN WHO ARE CHECKED AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD ARE LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT THEY'VE BEEN 'CHECKED'.
Shame on CNN for the zillionth time.
What a pajama boy...I bet he wears skinny jeans and drinks cocoa.
Just prior to reading this article I read through several dozen Dilbert comic strips. I laughed out loud when I realized how this drama queen would fit right into that world.
Is there anyone out there in Georgia 6th CD land, that can enlighten us peons as to how the voter turnout is going today?
Interpretation: The attempted assassination of Scalise and violence directed at conservatives has enraged the GOP base to the point that both democrat candidates are going to get wiped out tonight.
And this democrat is retelling the lie.
He’ll be the left’s new Anthony Weiner if he gets elected. He’s a southern Weiner.
Put a little cowboy hat and vest on him and he could pass for Woody in Toy Story
The other part that the left doesn’t get is that anyone who has used Planned Parenthood knows its a lie so when the claim that PP offers mammograms and breast cancer services they are outing themselves as liars.
But the Democrats don’t care about Democrat lies!!!
In politics, “downplaying” is the same as “blinking”. Someone just blinked.
“The braindead Black Caucus member is right. Ossoff projects that handsome, brash, virile, self-assured masculinity reminiscent of JFK ...”
Yeah, with that long face I would say he looks like John F’ing Kerry!
The braindead Black Caucus member is right. Ossoff projects that handsome, brash, virile, self-assured masculinity reminiscent of JFK ...
Yeah, with that long face I would say he looks like John Fing Kerry!
I have to win the Internet for that one.
Last minute polling must not be looking good for Pajama Boy.
They'll tell us the race was meaningless... that Ossoff was a weak candidate... that the loss means nothing.
The press is not JUST a liar - they're predictable liars...
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