“It was a gut punch to Democrats’ confidence, a reality check to the idea that vast swaths of the country were ready to deliver a backlash.” Those are the words of Molly Ball in an article published by The Atlantic. Ball is commenting on Jon Ossoff’s loss to Karen Handel in the special election to fill the open seat in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District.
Ball also writes, “If this race was a referendum on Trump, the president won it.”
Monica Showalter picks up on the referendum theme:
Regarding how Republicans would vote in this particular election, Niall Stanage writes, “There had been plenty of speculation that upscale Republican voters in Georgia who backed Trump with reluctance last November could desert the party after his turbulent first five months. That didn’t happen, which suggests Trump’s support could be more resilient than skeptics think.”
Sean Trende writes, I think it is a bit of a reality check on those who had thought these sorts of Republican voters would be eager to flip.”
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