Georgia 6th Congressional District Special Election - (Handel WINS 52%-48% over Ossoff)

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Honestly why are folks acting like this seat is a big deal in terms of affecting anything regarding the ACHA? Seriously tho, how?

To me, it rings like they are promoting that in the event of a win to insist this is the eay forward and that's all.
 
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Why The Georgia Special Election Matters

There is more in the link, but the article is too long to post here.
The “takes” you’ll read about the special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday night are probably going to be dumb. A close outcome in either direction would be consistent with what we know about the political environment. So if either Democrat Jon Ossoff or Republican Karen Handel wins narrowly, it will be portrayed as a more important predictive signal than it really is. A blowout result would be a bigger deal. But even then, Georgia 6 is a slightly unusual district, and the election would be one data point among many. Georgia isn’t even the only special election on Tuesday; South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District is holding one also.

Here’s the thing, though: Sometimes dumb things matter if everyone agrees that they matter. Congressional Republicans could use a signal of any kind right now to coordinate their strategy around two vexing issues: first, their health care bill, and second, their behavior toward President Trump and the investigations surrounding him. Whatever direction Republicans take on these questions, they will find some degree of strength in numbers. Republicans would probably be less afraid of publicly rebuking Trump, for instance — and becoming the subject of a @realDonaldTrump tweetstorm or Trump-backed primary challenge — if other GOPers were doing the same.

The Georgia 6 outcome might trigger some herd behavior among Republicans, therefore, changing the political environment in the weeks and months ahead. A loss for Handel would probably be interpreted by the GOP as a sign that the status quo wasn’t working. If even a few members of Congress began taking the exit ramp on Trump and the American Health Care Act, a number of others might follow. A win, conversely, would have a morale-boosting effect; Republicans would probably tell themselves that they could preserve their congressional majorities by turning out their base, even if some swing voters had abandoned them.
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ineedsleep212 said:
Honestly why are folks acting like this seat is a big deal in terms of affecting anything regarding the ACHA? Seriously tho, how?

To me, it rings like they are promoting that in the event of a win to insist this is the eay forward and that's all.
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The above excerpt I posted, might provide some after the fact rational.
 
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The Republican women running is a complete waste of life

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