I voted for Ossoff in early voting today. The polls have been very

[mfcorey1]

active and Ossoff's people are all over the neighborhoods. Let's turn Georgia blue!

[femmocrat]

1. Hooray!

I hope he can get 50% to avoid a runoff. It would be so sweet to win that seat.

[sharp_stick]

2. The time to start winning is now

everything from local to state and federal. We need to get some State legislatures in time for the next census to clean up some Gerrymandering.

[Cosmocat]

40. THIS

nm

[greymattermom]

3. I voted Monday

and went to a couple of events. This is exciting. I think my vote may finally count.

[Hortensis]

4. Good for you and other good citizens of the 6th.

Fingers crossed.

[Different Drummer]

5. I'm in Georgia but not in that district. Still, fingers crossed that Ossoff wins.

We need to do all we can to turn Georgia completely blue. How sweet it would be!

[gademocrat7]

6. Thank you!

[mcar]

7. K&R

[Ilsa]

8. Saw a piece of his interview on Lawrence O'Donnell's show last night,

I guess. Said the average contribution to the campaign is $42; said there is a chance to win it outright without a runoff in June.

[Ligyron]

12. I watched that too.

Looks like the only way he could lose is if it's rigged somehow.

[JHan]

23. I saw that, and was also impressed with his sexy voice.

[japple]

9. Those of us in other districts are cheering you on! Grateful for

the good Dems in Dist. 6!

[busterbrown]

10. OH Boy.. I heard that so many times during

the General E... Sooooooooooo Disappointed...

I seem to remember them from Swing States Especially.

I’m praying to my Lord Jesus That Ossoff wins... and I’m Jewish, but desperate for a God who reigns over elections..

[GallopingGhost]

13. n/t

[still_one]

16. Salon believes that the chances to avoid a runoff a nonexistent. The problem during the GE was too

many folks who identified as progressive voted green and that made all the difference.

Hillary lost Michigan by .3%. Jill Stein received 1.1% of the vote in Michigan. Similar results in Wisconsin, and the other critical swing states.

Here is the Salon link:

http://www.salon.com/2017/04/14/john-ossoff-is-doomed-democrats-hopes-in-georgia-are-fading-as-a-runoff-election-looms/

I hope they are proved wrong and Ossoff wins

[gabeana]

27. I just read the story you linked IMO

pretty shoddy writing, her analysis is off , mentions it but doesn't put it in her analysis of how close it was that the district in 16 and how unpopular Trump is

thanks for the link though, interesting perspective and I hope they are wrong too

[still_one]

30. I hope they are wrong too. I have no idea what the mindset of the populous in that district are, or

how angry they are with trump

[gabeana]

31. exactly

the writer didn't seem to factor that in

[gabeana]

32. The comment section

is letting the writer have it

[still_one]

38. LOL, good

[KittyWampus]

11. Proud of you!

[Honeycombe8]

14. Fingers crossed. Let's hope the "Trump Effect" is strong enough. nt

[secondwind]

15. I have donated to him five times, all the way from Florida! Go Jon Ossoff!

[iluvtennis]

17. Good stuff!

[DesertRat]

18. Fingers crossed!

[Vogon_Glory]

19. I donated a little to Ossoff's campaign

I hope that Mr. Ossoff clears 50% of the first round of voting and that the nay-sayers will be proved wrong.

[calimary]

24. I did, too.

[Cha]

20. Thank you, mfcorey! Joe Ossoff would

make a great Rep!

[Demsrule86]

21. hope we win...great job!

[SCantiGOP]

22. You lie!

Sadly, I am represented by Joe you lie Wilson, who is securely gerrymandered
and not on the ballot this month.

But all luck possible to Ossoff and my Jawja neighbors. This would be a huge win.

[aikoaiko]

25. I've had him on $25 per week via ActBlue for the last several weeks.

Hope it helped for the win!!!!

[gabeana]

26. I'm excited about the district turning

are the odds with Ossof in his favor?
basically should the Dems take the district?

[Warpy]

28. I hope we win this one.

I know the Republican brass are shaken up by how close it was in Kansas last week.

I would prefer to have them experience sheer terror. That way, they'll make more mistakes.

[Cattledog]

29. We need to get rid of the runoff here in GA

It was originally meant to insure the white domination of elections.

[DavidDvorkin]

33. Runoffs are standard everywhere.

[Cattledog]

39. Only 12 states have runoffs, 8 in the south that's not standard.

http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=2293

States using runoffs for statewide or federal office
The following states use runoffs for statewide or federal offices.

Alabama
50% threshold in primaries

Arkansas 50% threshold in primaries

Georgia 50% threshold in primaries and 50% threshold for general elections for certain statewide offices

Louisiana 50% threshold in federal primaries and conditional runoff with 50% threshold in "cajun primary" system for state elections
like governor

Mississippi 50% threshold in primaries. Gubernatorial candidates must surpass 50% in general elections or the legislature selects the winners.

North Carolina 40% threshold in primaries

Oklahoma 50% threshold in primaries

South Carolina 50% threshold in primaries

South Dakota 35% threshold for primaries for federal office and governor

Texas 50% threshold in primaries

Vermont No federal runoffs, but candidates for governor and certain other statewide offices must surpass 50% to avoid legislature electing winner.

Washington
State and federal system where two candidates advance from primary to general election.

[riversedge]

34. Make GA proud!!

[WhiteTara]

35. What's the update?

I'm not watching tv and I'm hoping for him even though he hasn't broken the 50% threshold.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

36. I've given $50 to his campaigm

And I don't live in Georgia

[bettyellen]

37. Cool!

[Calista241]

41. I will vote for him and wish him luck.

But I'm not going to hold my breath as I lived through the high hopes and then crushing defeat of both Jason Carter and Michelle Nunn a few years ago.

[greymattermom]

42. One of the attack ads says "he's not one of us"

But Georgia 6 is much more diverse than it used to be. Those "us" have moved further into the Great White North, i.e. into Cherokee County.

[MojoWrkn]

43. Go Ossoff! I donated to him (even though I live in another

red state) but I hope to see more Dems elected for next term!