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on June 21, 2017 in World News

Democrats’ Lessons from Jon Ossoff Loss: Move Left, Forget Civility

by Joel B. Pollak Democrats are concluding that Jon Ossoff’s disappointing loss to Karen Handel in the special election for Georgia’s 6th congressional district on Tuesday means they must move even further left, and reject calls for more civility. That might seem odd, especially in the wake of last week’s shooting attack against Republican members of Congress, and given that Handel won partly by tying Ossoff to the left and to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But Democrats are convinced that Ossoff fell short by moving towards the center after running as the darling of the “#Resistance” in the primary… View Article

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on June 21, 2017 in World News

Republican Karen Handel Wins Special Election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District

by Michael Patrick Leahy Republican Karen Handel has won the special election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, which called the race for her at 9:59 pm eastern. Karen Handel has won #GA06 pic.twitter.com/JOL1Pd3dLx — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 21, 2017 With 79 percent of the precincts reporting at 9:59 pm eastern, Handel held the lead with 52.4 percent of the vote, compared to 47.6 percent of the vote for Democrat Jon Ossoff, according to the Real Clear Politics vote count. In raw votes, Handel had 114,790 votes, compared to Ossoff’s 104,316 votes, an advantage… View Article

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