Yesterday’s Georgia’s special election was a teachable moment for our friends on the Left (not that they’re exactly “teachable”). The contest, held to replace Republican Rep. Tom Price who left to serve as President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, was in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
 
John Daniel Davidson at The Federalist offers a fitting post-mortem on the race ~

In the most expensive U.S. House race in history, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff lost to Republican Karen Handel Tuesday night in a special election in Georgia’s sixth congressional district. The outcome of the race—Handel won 53 percent to Ossoff’s 47 percent, a much larger margin than predicted—should remind Democrats of the last time they flooded an election with out-of-state cash: Wendy Davis’s infamous run for Texas governor in 2014.
 
There were two main angles to the story of this race: money and Trump. Ossoff spent $25 million in a race that was largely billed as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency, with Ossoff predictably styled as a symbol of the anti-Trump “resistance.”
 
But it turned out to be more of a referendum on the Democratic Party, which should know that huge amounts of funding from outside donors and the Democratic National Committee doesn’t guarantee a win. It should also know that voters don’t really like being told what to think, especially not by people who don’t live in their state.

While polls leading up to the election had Ossoff winning by nearly 5% points, the actual results echoed Trump’s upset victory last November. (And it was nearly as gloat-worthy )
 
Planned Parenthood donation to Ossoff’s campaign? … $730,000
 
DNC ad buy on black radio? … $150,000
 
Percentage of out-of-state donations? … 86%
 
Total spent by Ossoff on his campaign? … A record-breaking $40 million

 
Dejected looks on the faces of CNN talking heads?
 
 

 
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Related:
A week before the election ➡ Poll: Ossoff leads Handel 51-44 in most expensive House race ever. Oops.
Dem Jon Ossoff Reportedly Spent $40M in Georgia Election — Now He’s Complaining About Money in Politics
Republican who fought Planned Parenthood wins Georgia special Congressional election
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