NEW: Jon Ossoff lost the first high-profile race of the Trump era. Can he win the last one? nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
The Trump era is ending the same way it began, with Jon Ossoff unexpectedly at the center of the political universe.
The first time, the stakes were largely symbolic. This time, the fate of the country may hang in the balance. No pressure. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
The first time, the stakes were largely symbolic. This time, the fate of the country may hang in the balance. No pressure. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
Jon Ossoff first rose to prominence, almost as a fluke, in early Trump days when progressives looking to "make Trump furious" made his the most expensive House race ever.
Now, in the final days of the Trump era, he in what is likely to be the most expensive Senate race ever.
Now, in the final days of the Trump era, he in what is likely to be the most expensive Senate race ever.
In between those two bookends of the Trump era, Georgia turned blue(r), Ossoff became a better candidate, and American politics changed forever.
"He was very, very young, and at some points it showed that he didn't have the experience." nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
"He was very, very young, and at some points it showed that he didn't have the experience." nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
Republicans say Ossoff's 2nd race will end the way his 1st one did.
"Only a trust fund socialist could spend his early 30s trying to run for office with zero real-life accomplishments," said @JJHunt10, will have been involved in both races.
"Only a trust fund socialist could spend his early 30s trying to run for office with zero real-life accomplishments," said @JJHunt10, will have been involved in both races.
@JJHunt10 But GA Dems say the state has "become younger and more diverse by the hour."
E.g. A year after Ossoff lost in GA-6, Lucy McBath won it. And Joe Biden just won that district by +11. Next door, GA-7 gave House Dems their only real red-to-blue flip of 2020. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
E.g. A year after Ossoff lost in GA-6, Lucy McBath won it. And Joe Biden just won that district by +11. Next door, GA-7 gave House Dems their only real red-to-blue flip of 2020. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
@JJHunt10 "Demographics is the fire. Organizing is the accelerant," said @nseufot.
"That 2017 special election was the catalyst for what we saw in 2018. And the 2018 election served as an even bigger catalyst for 2020, when the state finally flipped from red to blue," @JasmineForHD108
"That 2017 special election was the catalyst for what we saw in 2018. And the 2018 election served as an even bigger catalyst for 2020, when the state finally flipped from red to blue," @JasmineForHD108
@JJHunt10 @nseufot @JasmineForHD108 Democrats now hope Georgia is on a path similar to that of Virginia, which went from red to purple to blue in a little over a decade.
But they know it may take longer than they have before January to get there. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
But they know it may take longer than they have before January to get there. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
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