It's ancient history but the original impetus for appointing Kelly Loeffler, outsider Atlanta businesswoman & WNBA team owner, was because she could appeal to the increasingly moderate Georgia electorate better than the too-Trumpy Doug Collins.
Loeffler and Perdue are clearly trying to thread a needle. With Trump making baseless claims of election fraud the central GOP message, they can't distance without alienating the voters they need either. But they also run risk of depressing turnout. It's a tough spot to be in.
And runoffs, more than any other election, are turnout games.
All that said, Biden won Georgia! Loeffler and Perdue are now "GOP senators running in Biden states," and their positions are as precarious as that implies. If you still think this is 2008 Martin vs. Chambliss...
All that said, Biden won Georgia! Loeffler and Perdue are now "GOP senators running in Biden states," and their positions are as precarious as that implies. If you still think this is 2008 Martin vs. Chambliss...
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