Otherwise, though, attendees kept an eye on the televisions, which were tuned to Fox News at Handel's event - and CNN at Ossoff's election night party nearby.
But with Democrats falling short in those races, and Republicans expected to hold a SC congressional seat also up for grabs Tuesday, all eyes have turned to Georgia. Other polling places in the district, which includes portions of Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties, close at 7 p.m. According to the Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index, there are 71 Republican-held districts that have less GOP-leaning electorates than Georgia's 6th District.
While Price routinely cruised to re-election in the 6th District, which encompasses many affluent, well-educated suburbs just north of Atlanta, this certainly wasn't Trump Country last November.
Handel and Ossoff have tried to say this race isn't about Trump or Washington, but the president and the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill have dominated the campaign. The GOP is trying to pre-but potential Democratic arguments that a narrow loss in a district that's historically been so heavily Republican can in any way can be billed as a success. "We've got midterms coming up in 2018 and we'll learn from this".
A Democrat and a Republican involved in the race both used the same phrase to describe how tight it is: "Coin flip". In fact, he may even have taken such a forecast as good news. Arguably, that's because the GOP under-reacted to previous evidence of voter anger, such as in the form of the Montana and Kansas results or Trump's poor approval ratings.
Recount territory (margin within 1 point).
This time, county officials are optimistic they will have more timely results.
"Do I agree 100 percent with what he does?" Polls in advance of the election had shown the race virtually tied, within the margins of error. A recount would nearly certainly be a nasty affair in this sort of political climate.
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Handel disavowed the ad, which blames the "violent left" for the shooting and suggests such acts would continue if Ossoff wins.
Republican Karen Handel nevertheless eked out a win over newcomer Jon Ossoff, a Democrat. To put it another way, it's a result that neither party ought to be all that happy with. "Their base is energized, they have the momentum, and that's why this district is competitive". By comparison, Trump won the state of Georgia by 5.1%.
Republican Karen Handel bested her Democratic rival, Jon Ossoff, in a fight for Georgia's 6th District that was seen as both symbolic and expensive.
Hood also noted that he is seeing "shifting demographics" in the district that show it becoming more favorable to Democrats, but he added that he does not think that demographic shift alone accounted for Trump's poor showing there in 2016.
"If we're losing upper middle-class suburban seats in the South, we need to start having discussions immediately on..." But later spots focused on cutting government waste and working to attract more tech jobs to the area. So, when an ad slams Ossoff for not living here, it has little to no impact. But I don't have a vote in Congress and Republicans do, and they've tallied the costs and benefits differently, given that the bill has already passed the House and is very much alive in the Senate. Normally, turnout in House special elections is about 10 percent. Grab some popcorn and open some beers-this could be a long night. At first, Democrats might be tempted to believe it's a great sign for Ossoff, because activists flooded his campaign with cash. Handel has not released her most recent fundraising numbers.
The matchup between Handel and Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District has become a proxy for the national political atmosphere and a test of GOP strength early in Donald Trump's presidency, prompting record-breaking spending.
Handel told USA TODAY last week that voters were "incredibly enthusiastic" in "making sure that our next congressman be someone from this district, someone who has the deep relationships and connections that I have here". If Handel pulls this out, a big reason will be that fewer Republicans skipped the race. These voters tend to trend to the right on the issues.
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