The fact that, over a two-month span, 7,000 Californians gave to the Democrat compared with 800 Georgians should've troubled anyone invested in an Ossoff win.
Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing special election loss in a hard-fought Georgia congressional race.
Republican Karen Handel easily defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in Tuesday's special election to replace Tom Price, who is now serving as Health and Human Services Secretary. Handel got past 10 other Republicans to make it into the runoff with 20 percent.
In another tweet, Trump also congratulated Republican Ralph Norman, who won a special congressional election in SC.
Seeing an opportunity in this educated, affluent suburban district north of Atlanta, where President Trump barely beat Hillary Clinton, Democrats poured tens of millions of dollars into this race but still came up short.
Ossoff becomes the latest Democrat to run a widely complemented campaign in a Republican-leaning state, yet still lose.
Republican operatives say that 98 percent of voters in the 6th District already had an impression of Pelosi when they conducted their first internal poll, and she was 35 points underwater.
Handel claimed victory over Democrat John Ossoff in one of the most expensive House races to date. The former Georgia secretary of state won by nearly 4 points, beating Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker and former congressional staffer - 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent.The race had been framed by some as a referendum on Trump and his agenda, and the win may ease any GOP fears - for now - that its base wouldn't stay engaged heading into the 2018 midterms. Democrats need to gain 24 seats next year for a majority. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass. said the Georgia result "better be a wake up call for Democrats - business as usual isn't working".
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Pollsters saw a close race. Rep. Joe Crowley of NY, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said that there are 71 districts that will be more favorable for Democrats to contest than the one in Georgia.
But for Republicans from the president on down, it was time to celebrate.
As if the 2016 presidential primaries and general election were not enough, the Georgia 6 special election underscored that money does not win elections.
Besting previous Democratic marks in each district that held a special election is a reason for optimism, he said. Total disarray. The MAGA Mandate is stronger than ever.
Rep. Joe Crowley of NY, the House Democratic Caucus chairman, said in a statement that Georgia represented "a tough loss".
Indeed the string of special election wins, especially in Georgia, sent a powerful message to Republicans that they must be doing something right, even though Trump's approval ratings are low by historical standards and the GOP has yet to notch a single major legislative accomplishment on Capitol Hill.
Though the campaign mainly focussed on local issues, Trump waded in to express his support for Handel in the final days of the campaign, and gloated at the Democrats' loss. With Price amongst the architects of Trump's healthcare reform and longstanding critic of Obamacare, seizing his former seat would have been particularly sweet for Democrats.
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