John Ossoff 51 Karen Handel- Trump 44

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday shows Democrat Jon Ossoff has a 7-point edge over Republican Karen Handel in the nationally-watched race to represent Georgia’s 6th District.

The poll of likely voters has Ossoff leading Handel by a 51-44 margin ahead of the June 20 runoff. About 5 percent of voters are undecided. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.

It’s one of a several recent polls that show Ossoff with an advantage in the contest, although most other surveys show a tighter race.

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/09/ajc-poll-ossoff-opens-lead-over-handel-in-georgias-6th/

[NewJeffCT]

1. great news

this would be a big "Fuck You" to Trump if Ossof wins in a district Price carried by 20-30 points in November.

[Freddie]

2. Hopefully the "living wage" comment

Was her 47% moment. I sure hope he's got tons of ads about this.

[Mr. Evil]

14. Whatever campaign $$$$$$$ he has left

should be used to hammer that very point. Use her own words against her. Fucking black hearted Bint!

[pnwmom]

22. Worse -- she said she doesn't support a "livable wage."

Somehow that sounds even harsher.

[gratuitous]

3. Get. Out. The. Vote.

The poll numbers are encouraging; get ballots to the voters, get them in, and get them counted. Take nothing for granted. Leave no doubt. Don't let anyone slide by. No nasty surprises on June 21.

[joeybee12]

4. GOTV

Like May, Handel needs to go away

[drray23]

5. we need a double digit lead

if we want ossof to come out on top despite whatever shenenigans the repubs might want to try.

[Midnight Writer]

27. I heard an election analyst a while back who said Democrats had to win by at least 7% to win

[lastlib]

39. 7% isn't enough. I want a landslide.

[Zoonart]

6. YAY!

People gettin' woke!

[mreilly]

7. C'mon Georgia!

Prove you have more humanity than to elect a fucking elitist parasite who sniffs: "I don't believe in a living wage." She should be sent home in disgrace!

[MontanaMama]

8. Take nothing for granted.

The press and polls got it horribly wrong when it really counted!!!! Stay on course, keep fighting.

[mythology]

15. No the 2016 polls weren't wrong

They were as accurate as the 2012 polls, just the 2% difference didn't go our way.

[YCHDT]

9. This is EXACTLY how all GOP congress persons should all be Described! first name - last name - TRUMP

[KeepItReal]

10. "We must have transparent elections where the public can oversee the counting of the ballots."

The plaintiffs request, she says, "is a simple one. And that is: let voters vote on paper ballots."

"The only practical answer is to go to paper ballots [and] hand count them," Marks tells me. "It would be very easy to do. We've had a professional estimate how long it would take -- less than an hour per precinct. It would actually be faster, cheaper, more efficient and far more transparent to vote on paper ballots in this simple election than it is to use the machines." Indeed, with just one contest on most of the ballots in this Special Election, hand-counting would amount to little more than separating ballots into two stacks, one for each candidate, and then counting each stack. It is what we have long described as "Democracy's Gold Standard."

Marks goes on to cite the concerns illustrated, once again, by yesterday's leaked NSA documents and argues: "You talk to any computer scientist, regardless of what party they are, you talk to any voting systems expert, I don't think you'll find a single expert, a single computer scientist who would say these machines even approach the point of being safe to vote on. And it has nothing to do with their politics."

"We must have transparent elections where the public can oversee the counting of the ballots. And in Georgia, there is no oversight. No one -- not the election official, not the public, not the campaign, not the candidate -- no one can figure out whether or not the ballots are counted right."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/6/1669510/-Leaked-NSA-Docs-Paper-Ballot-Lawsuit-in-GA-06-Election-Nightmare-Scenarios-BradCast-6-6-2017

[Amaryllis]

16. But if he loses, they will try to explain why the polls were wrong.

[CottonBear]

11. We have 100% Diebold unverifiable machines & Republican SoS, Brian Kemp, to overcome.

It will be almost impossible to win without massive turnout. If it's close (like within 5-7 percent), then the GA GOP can and will steal the election.

Plus, the runoff is during the summer break for children, college students and families.
They'll be out of town.

[All-In]

12. Paper Ballots

Oh, unverified machines. No paper trail.

Trust them.....

[IronLionZion]

13. After Brexit and Trump, we should not get complacent.

When Ossoff is sworn into office, then I will trust these polls. It's still too close for comfort.

Conservatives have been underrepresented in polls lately.

[mdbl]

43. True.

polls don't mean anything anymore. it has to happen in the voting booth.

[LaydeeBug]

17. This is where we were w/Clinton/Twitler. THEY WILL FIX IT IF WE DON'T STOP THEM. nt

[Amaryllis]

20. I just hope Ossoff knows he needs to be prepared to demand a forensic audit if he loses.

[Scurrilous]

18. K&R

[judesedit]

19. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. USE PAPER BALLOTS PLEASE!

GOP corruption is worldwide and they know they're on thin ice. Will do everything they can to prevent dem wins.

[Goodheart]

21. I don't trust these "likely voters" polls any more.

I really think they undercount the determination of hate-filled, intolerant people to impose their will upon others. Greedy, racist, violent, stupid, and dishonest bastards are more likely to vote than are tolerant decent people.

That 7 point spread is not wide enough.

[kimbutgar]

23. I don't trust Georgia's voting machine or even Ostoff voters will turn out to vote.

I really am keeping my fingers crossed on this one though!

[Bengus81]

24. They better get Kobach down there to "fix" things......n/t

[Nevernose]

25. Overconfidence leads to low Dem turnout

Leads to GOP winning elections. Of the dozens of reasons that America lost the 2016 election, I believe that "look at the news she doesn't need my vote I've got better shit to do" is the primary reason.

[dalton99a]

30. +1

[stuffmatters]

26. Handel, a candidate who opposes both women and worker rights, still could win.

So much Repug firepower in Ga. w Gov, SOS and Dieboldt, the Repub fixing trifecta, to overcome. I keep sending my little contribs, but, boy, is this scary terrain.

[That Man JB]

28. Here we go again..

Polls mean noting, unless his supporters actually make it to the polls.
We Democrats handed this country to Trump, by not voting, let's not screw Georgia (or let Georgians screw themselves)...by not voting.

[sandensea]

36. That, plus the very real possibility of fraud.

The GOP has become quite comfy with stealing elections either indirectly - mostly through voter suppression - or outright, by way of hacking.

That said, he might just pull this one off anyway - knock wood.

And welcome to DU, JB. Always good to have new people who know how to be bold.

Here's to you.

[milestogo]

29. Karen Handel-Trump..... all republican names should be hyphenated with -Trump

unless they are standing up to him, which of course is purely hypothetical.

Paul Ryan-Trump is a spineless asshole.

[The Wizard]

33. +1

[mwooldri]

41. And Karen Handel needs to learn her campaigning from...

Theresa May.

I hope she is as successful as May was in extending her majority.

[greymattermom]

31. Early voting has been going on for quite awhile

and all of the Ossoff events I've been to are filled with folks in their 20s. I think that younger folks will finally turn out this time, because they can vote for someone who looks like them. Karen Handel criticized Jon Ossoff for moving a couple of miles outside the district so that his fiance can be close to Emory medical school. His response was perfect, that he has a commitment to her career.

[The Wizard]

32. He's on the bubble

Remember when Saxby Chambliss beat Max Cleland. Max had a 5 point lead the day before the election and wound up losing. Because of proprietary code in the voting machines, no one can check to see if votes have been flipped. In essence, programmers determine the winner. Five points is the margin of plausible deniability. Over five points and the fix becomes obvious.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

34. k&R

[Lunabell]

35. Fuck her

And her non belief in a livable wage. Just FUCK HER!

[Lil Missy]

37. Do it!! Do it!! Do It!!

[catbyte]

38. I'd be more comfortable with a double digit lead. That way, the rat fuckers will have a

harder time perpetrating election fraud. I have absolutely no faith in the security and integrity of the voting machines. Damn, I hate this feeling. I guess I'm still traumatized by 11/8/16.

[mdbl]

44. Hell, i'm still traumatized by 2000.

Even when there was a way to recount the votes, scores of paid thugs were sent to intimidate local election boards in Florida trying to do a recount and it was stopped by our wonderful repuglican supreme court. That told me all I needed to know about how much the GOP really respects our electoral system.

[mwooldri]

40. Nice news, but don't trust the polls.

This is Republican territory. Therefore treat all polls as over-representing the D vote and knock off 5 points.l, and add on 5 to the R and then treat the poll as +/- 10%.

Way too close to call.

[Hulk]

42. He should win with an 80% edge if the constituents had any brains at all.

So tired of idiots backing jack asses and clowns because they are NOT Democrats. This mentality of thinking is dragging us down into the sewer so fast.

[rpannier]

45. It's a big deal, not because it's a 7 point lead

It's a big deal because he's cleared 50%+1
If it were 41-34, I'd say, "Wait and see. Because I've seen a lot of these up by whatever, but under 50 go south."