Democrats throw millions, Hollywood punch into Georgia House race

[Dashinka 25,919]

Didn't they do the same thing for Hillary?  I read that the top running Democratic candidate cannot even vote in the Georgia 6th.

 

Democrats are pumping millions into the Georgia congressional election set for Tuesday, hoping a 30-year-old political upstart who's attracting star power can deliver a rebuke to President Trump and help the party reclaim lost momentum. 

Hollywood has even come out for the off-cycle vote, with actor Samuel L. Jackson cutting a radio ad urging voters to flip the seat once held by Republican Tom Price, who is now Trump's health secretary. 

“Vote for the Democratic Party. Stop Donald Trump, a man who encourages racial and religious discrimination and sexism,” Jackson says in the ad, casting the race as a chance to undermine the Republican president and throwing in "Pulp Fiction" references for good measure. “We have to channel the great vengeance and fury we have for this administration into votes at the ballot box.” 

Democrats tried a similar tactic last week in their failed bid for the open seat of Kansas' Mike Pompeo, arguing a win in that conservative district would prove just how eager Americans are to end Trump and fellow Republicans’ control of Washington. 

Washington Democrats, however, put essentially no resources into the race. By contrast, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee staffers are on the ground in Georgia, and supporters have given top Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff  $8 million-plus, with 80 percent of the money coming from outside the state.   

Republicans have held the suburban Atlanta seat for nearly four decades. However, Democrats saw an opening for an upset after Trump last year narrowly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in that district, while Price won with 61 percent of the vote. 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/17/democrats-throw-millions-hollywood-punch-into-georgia-house-race.html

[IAMX 3,055]

As always, the racial card is as prominent as ever.

[CaliCat 3,957]

30 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Didn't they do the same thing for Hillary?  I read that the top running Democratic candidate cannot even vote in the Georgia 6th.

 

Democrats are pumping millions into the Georgia congressional election set for Tuesday, hoping a 30-year-old political upstart who's attracting star power can deliver a rebuke to President Trump and help the party reclaim lost momentum. 

Hollywood has even come out for the off-cycle vote, with actor Samuel L. Jackson cutting a radio ad urging voters to flip the seat once held by Republican Tom Price, who is now Trump's health secretary. 

“Vote for the Democratic Party. Stop Donald Trump, a man who encourages racial and religious discrimination and sexism,” Jackson says in the ad, casting the race as a chance to undermine the Republican president and throwing in "Pulp Fiction" references for good measure. “We have to channel the great vengeance and fury we have for this administration into votes at the ballot box.” 

Democrats tried a similar tactic last week in their failed bid for the open seat of Kansas' Mike Pompeo, arguing a win in that conservative district would prove just how eager Americans are to end Trump and fellow Republicans’ control of Washington. 

Washington Democrats, however, put essentially no resources into the race. By contrast, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee staffers are on the ground in Georgia, and supporters have given top Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff  $8 million-plus, with 80 percent of the money coming from outside the state.   

Republicans have held the suburban Atlanta seat for nearly four decades. However, Democrats saw an opening for an upset after Trump last year narrowly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in that district, while Price won with 61 percent of the vote. 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/17/democrats-throw-millions-hollywood-punch-into-georgia-house-race.html

 

Pretty hard to deny that if you're living stateside.

 

“Vote for the Democratic Party. Stop Donald Trump, a man who encourages racial and religious discrimination and sexism.”

 

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 hours ago, IAMX said:

As always, the racial card is as prominent as ever.

racial card? i don't think samuel jackson has a choice in playing that card, dude. must suck to be a famous black person considering your standard for playing that hand.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

10 hours ago, smilesammich said:

racial card? i don't think samuel jackson has a choice in playing that card, dude. must suck to be a famous black person considering your standard for playing that hand.

 

12 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Didn't they do the same thing for Hillary?  I read that the top running Democratic candidate cannot even vote in the Georgia 6th.

 

Democrats are pumping millions into the Georgia congressional election set for Tuesday, hoping a 30-year-old political upstart who's attracting star power can deliver a rebuke to President Trump and help the party reclaim lost momentum. 

Hollywood has even come out for the off-cycle vote, with actor Samuel L. Jackson cutting a radio ad urging voters to flip the seat once held by Republican Tom Price, who is now Trump's health secretary. 

“Vote for the Democratic Party. Stop Donald Trump, a man who encourages racial and religious discrimination and sexism,” Jackson says in the ad, casting the race as a chance to undermine the Republican president and throwing in "Pulp Fiction" references for good measure. “We have to channel the great vengeance and fury we have for this administration into votes at the ballot box.” 

Democrats tried a similar tactic last week in their failed bid for the open seat of Kansas' Mike Pompeo, arguing a win in that conservative district would prove just how eager Americans are to end Trump and fellow Republicans’ control of Washington. 

Washington Democrats, however, put essentially no resources into the race. By contrast, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee staffers are on the ground in Georgia, and supporters have given top Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff  $8 million-plus, with 80 percent of the money coming from outside the state.   

Republicans have held the suburban Atlanta seat for nearly four decades. However, Democrats saw an opening for an upset after Trump last year narrowly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in that district, while Price won with 61 percent of the vote. 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/17/democrats-throw-millions-hollywood-punch-into-georgia-house-race.html

Republicans outspent Ossoff 2 to 1 in Newts old district which has gone republican since Nixon...and he still almost pulled off on the first ballat

[Dashinka 25,919]

1 hour ago, ccneat said:

 

Republicans outspent Ossoff 2 to 1 in Newts old district which has gone republican since Nixon...and he still almost pulled off on the first ballat

Wasn't there 11 GOP candidates to 5 Dems?  The spending ratio seems appropriate.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

7 hours ago, ccneat said:

 

Republicans outspent Ossoff 2 to 1 in Newts old district which has gone republican since Nixon...and he still almost pulled off on the first ballat

I almost won the lottery last night, yet here I am with you mongrels 

[IAMX 3,055]

7 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Wasn't there 11 GOP candidates to 5 Dems?  The spending ratio seems appropriate.

If his criteria is "Republicans" then "Republicans" got over half the votes. But I suspect he means "Republicans" and the result of one Republican. Numbers don't BS only people do. 

Edited April 19, 2017 by IAMX

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

4 hours ago, IAMX said:

If his criteria is "Republicans" then "Republicans" got over half the votes. But I suspect he means "Republicans" and the result of one Republican. Numbers don't BS only people do. 

the number that doesn't lie is that this used to be a safe seat for Republicans

[bcking 3,157]

10 minutes ago, ccneat said:

the number that doesn't lie is that this used to be a safe seat for Republicans

We can't really know how safe of a seat it is until the Run off though. Republicans had a lot of candidates to vote for, so it was spread out. It has also been awhile since that district hasn't had an incumbent running so it will also be hard to compare even after the run off. An election between two candidates, neither of which is currently in office, is very different than an incumbent running against an opponent.

Edited April 19, 2017 by bcking

[eieio 1,594]

35 minutes ago, ccneat said:

the number that doesn't lie is that this used to be a safe seat for Republicans

Kind of like "the blue wall" ?