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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP sirens blare over Georgia special election
Republicans brace for the possibility of an unnerving defeat.
By ALEX ISENSTADT 06/16/2017 05:10 AM EDT
The GOP is bracing for the prospect of a loss in Tuesdays Georgias special election that could have far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump and his partys 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 Handels 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.
If were losing upper middle class, suburban seats in the South to a 30-year-old progressive liberal, we would be foolish not to be deeply concerned about the possibility that would exist for a tidal wave election for Democrats in 2018, said Chip Lake, a Georgia-based Republican strategist and former Capitol Hill chief of staff.
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GOP sirens blare over Georgia special election (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jun 2017
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Russian operatives will be at work there. Malcolm Nance said the way Russia
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2017
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)1. Russian operatives will be at work there. Malcolm Nance said the way Russia
flipped votes ON ELECTION day was by changing TALLIES.
PCIntern
(25,556 posts)2. Yes yes yes
And the reason, the REASON our media won't say it is because Americans can't handle the fucking truth. The masses are asses.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)3. GOP operatives already saying his 7 point lead has vanished.
Preparing for the vote flipping to come.