Ellison said the Georgia 6th was not as competitive as 64 other House seats that Democrats could win in 2018 to wrest control away from Republicans, adding, "They're the ones who better be anxious". Even so, they would be in a much better position if they had won somewhere. But, to quote Taylor Swift, they're not out of the woods yet. But it was demoralizing for Democrats, who also lost a special election in neighboring SC. An Ossoff victory might have scared Republicans into siding with the majority of Americans who disapprove of the disgusting man occupying the White House. Would the existence of such a message have won Ossoff this race? "And it was a huge win for republicans and a big loss for Democrats". They were at risk of losing it to a 30-year-old who had no prior political experience.
"I said on April 18th, primary night, that for Republicans it needed to be all hands on deck, from the foot soldiers on the ground, all the way up to the Vice President and the President", said Handel. "But at the end of the day, it was really about the people in the 6th District, and I'm just beyond humbled that I have this privilege".
Yup, you read that right.
But all is not necessarily lost for Democrats. And control of the House of Representatives could still be in play in the 2018 midterm elections. Probably not. Did Georgia make Republicans feel better and Democrats worse? And yet, they came close. "We all have a lot of anger towards what Donald Trump is doing, but we've had four special elections, and Donald Trump, four, Democrats, zero", Ryan said. The other is for Jason Chaffetz's House seat in Utah's third district. The Republican won a key contest in Georgia.
Democrats also lost a special election in SC on Tuesday, in a race that Republicans were widely expected to win.
In a Tuesday night tweet, Trump congratulated Handel, saying "we are all very proud of you!"
But but but but.
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Special elections can be bellwethers of the national mood, but that national mood isn't set in stone. The crowd responded with chants of "2018", seemingly encouraging the Democrat to run again in the upcoming midterm elections.
"You've got to be careful about reading too much into this election", Bloomberg said.
The president was on the mind of Democrats gathering for their weekly conference meeting Wednesday morning - but frustrated members made it clear they would find their own way forward after the disappointing losses. "All the Fake News, all the money spent = 0".
But Democrats have the ability to recover quickly from this. Why would Republicans take a chance on alienating the voters who sent them to office?
Spending on the race reached at least US$57 million (S$79 million), almost twice the last record, said the Centre for Responsive Politics, a watchdog. But we also didn't need to win this race to achieve our dream: Taking back the House.
Ryan has tried in vain for months to get Democrats to focus on economic issues instead of playing identity politics. She said she would have voted for the House Republican health care bill, though she sometimes misrepresented its provisions in debates with Ossoff.
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