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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,705 posts)
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 11:31 AM Jun 2017

GOP sirens blare over Georgia special election- brace for the possibility of an unnerving defeat





The GOP is bracing for the prospect of a loss in Tuesday’s Georgia’s special election that could have far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump and his party’s fortunes in 2018.

As grim confidential polling data circulates among GOP strategists, interviews with nearly two dozen Republican operatives and officials reveal that they are preparing for the possibility of an unnerving defeat that could spur lawmakers to distance themselves from Trump and his already-troubled legislative agenda, and potentially encourage a wave of retirements.

While no one is willing to publicly write off Handel’s chances just yet — Republicans stress that she remains competitive and point to robust GOP early voting figures — several private surveys taken over the last few weeks show Republican nominee Karen Handel trending downward, with one private party poll showing 30-year-old Democrat Jon Ossoff opening up a more than five-point lead in the Republican-oriented, suburban Atlanta seat.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/16/georgia-special-election-gop-worries-239619
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GOP sirens blare over Georgia special election- brace for the possibility of an unnerving defeat (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 OP
It will be stolen with a 2 % GOP win. Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #1
What are we doing to protect the vote? chimpymustgo Jun 2017 #2
I'm tired of the fundraising emails saying.... samnsara Jun 2017 #3
Fear of losing is a good motivator. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #7
You'd never guess it from the endless hysterical e-mails I've been getting Vogon_Glory Jun 2017 #4
Yesterday several polls reported a tie. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #8
Please let this happen! ananda Jun 2017 #5
Ah... Sen. Sanders did not endorse Ossoff. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #9
I will eat my shorts bdtrppr6 Jun 2017 #6
Hmmm...you are certainly a debbie downer...why is that. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #10
Seems pretty obvious to me. marybourg Jun 2017 #11
Yeah it is actually. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #12

chimpymustgo

(12,774 posts)
2. What are we doing to protect the vote?
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 11:35 AM
Jun 2017

Are any safeguards in place? They've been stealing elections in GA for some time now.

Vogon_Glory

(9,085 posts)
4. You'd never guess it from the endless hysterical e-mails I've been getting
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 11:49 AM
Jun 2017

Yo, Jon Ossoff! Yo, DCCC! I've already given what I'm going to give in this race. There are other candidates and other races. And you shouldn't expect too much from folks outside your district.

 

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)
6. I will eat my shorts
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 11:50 AM
Jun 2017

if Ossoff wins. There will be fraud, cheating and ultimately, Handel in office. I hold no faith in our electoral process. The pukes have the shenanigans down to an art and backed by KGB tactics, how can they lose? Voting? Ha ha ha.

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