"Democrat Jon Ossoff, who wants to raise your taxes to the highest level and is weak on crime and security, doesn't even live in district", Trump tweeted at 5:49 a.m.
Besting previous Democratic marks in each district that held a special election is a reason for optimism, he said. Republican Karen Handel defends district in Georgia special election, beating Jon Ossoff ABC News "Fending off a serious Democratic challenger in a race widely viewed as a barometer of public opinion on President Donald Trump's presidency, Republican Karen Handel won the special election Tuesday to succeed Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price in Georgia's sixth congressional district". Demos are now 0 for 4 in special elections since 2016. These are red districts where Trump picked cabinet members because he knew the GOP would likely win the contests for the seats they vacated. By doing so, Georgians and South Carolinians handed Trump personal victories - and the president responded by declaring himself undefeated in congressional races since taking office.
But Democrats needed no prodding from the White House to engage in fresh debate about how to respond after what they had hoped would be a victory that would trigger enough momentum for them to retake the House of Representatives in 18 months. For Trump, his ideal record in congressional races come amid his presidency's rocky start that includes a federal probe of his campaign's possible ties to Russian officials, a reported obstruction of justice investigation focused on him, two congressional investigations, and no signature legislative accomplishment. Ossoff spent $25 million, fueled mostly by donations from California, where coastal liberals arrogantly thought they could influence a local Georgia election by throwing money at it.
Heading into Tuesday, Democrats were prepared to bask in their self-righteous glory and proclaim an outright victory in the wake of President Trump's political decline. "The fight to defeat President Trump's and the Republican majority's extreme agenda is more important than ever", he said.
"This is a heavily Republican district", Crowley said. About half (53%) of Democrats say they have a very positive reaction to "Medicare-for-all" compared with 21 percent who say the same for "single payer health insurance system". Some expressed fears about the same tactic being used elsewhere as they aim to take back control of the House in next year's midterms.
Family Declines Autopsy For US Student Otto Warmbier Released By North Korea
Young Pioneer Tours , the China-based group Warmbier used for his trip, said it would no longer take Americans to the country. European Union officials said they wouldn't do anything to undermine USA moves to tighten economic sanctions on Pyongyang.
- The outcome demonstrated that two political fundamentals remain true: Attack ads work, and candidates matter.
Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. "Karen Handel can't win" because the American people are smart, '" Lewandowski told Fox News' "Fox & Friends." "Great. It's about Donald Trump and he is winning".
"The same, exhausted centrist Democratic playbook that has come up short cycle after cycle will not suffice", DFA chairman Jim Dean said in a statement.
- The results will embolden Trump and may convince him that he doesn't need to course correct.
Turning a longstanding Republican district into a swing district ended up being more of a fantasy than an attainable goal.
Comments