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CousinIT

(9,245 posts) Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:56 AM Jun 2017

Context for GA06 (it's been red since 1979!)

Context for the Georgia 6th. Trump makes it competitive

2016: R +23%
2014: R +32%
2012: R +29%
2010: No challenger
2008: R +37%
2006: R +45%

2017: R +3.7%. A typically safe Republican seat became highly competitive because of Trump. That's the takeaway here.

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Context for GA06 (it's been red since 1979!) (Original Post) CousinIT Jun 2017 OP

Or maybe it was competitive because the incumbent did not seek re-election oberliner Jun 2017 #1

oberliner

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1. Or maybe it was competitive because the incumbent did not seek re-election

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Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:00 AM

Jun 2017

All those races from 2006 - 2016 were with the same Republican incumbent who was obviously popular in that district.

For the presidential election, it was just about an even split between Trump and Clinton.

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