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This is an utter disaster for Dump. (Original Post) roamer65 Apr 2017 OP
Lol Lotusflower70 Apr 2017 #1
I see only a 1.5 to 2.0% swing there from Republican to Democratic Goodheart Apr 2017 #2
Price won that district by nearly 15 points dsc Apr 2017 #3
Keeping my fingers crossed. Goodheart Apr 2017 #4
Right! Cha Apr 2017 #7
fear and ignorance are bigger motivators than being empathic and informed Skittles Apr 2017 #5
You mean tell the truth about him? Cha Apr 2017 #6

Goodheart

(5,321 posts)
2. I see only a 1.5 to 2.0% swing there from Republican to Democratic
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:24 AM
Apr 2017

when comparing the presidential election to this one.

I hate to be a buzzkill but all this anger I see in protests and town halls still needs to translate into more votes. Got to hand it to your average Republican... they always seem more likely to vote... nastiness is a bigger voting incentive than peace and tolerance.

dsc

(52,155 posts)
3. Price won that district by nearly 15 points
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:38 AM
Apr 2017

Romney and McCain won that district by over 20 each. On top of that, their weakest candidate in terms of polling made the run off. This won't be a walk in the park but it is very doable.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
7. Right!
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 02:32 AM
Apr 2017
It was a strong showing for the Democrats in an unusual "jungle primary" in a district that Mitt Romney won by 23 points in 2012, and where Republican Rep. Tom Price was re-elected with nearly 62% of the vote in 2016 before being named Trump's health and human services secretary.

"There is no doubt that this is already a victory for the ages," Ossoff told supporters late Tuesday night. "That no matter what the outcome is tonight -- whether we take it all or whether we fight on -- we have survived the odds. We have shattered expectations. We are changing the world. And your voices are going to ring out across this state and across this country."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/georgia-house-6th-special-election-jon-ossoff/
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