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Jim Lane

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18. Ossoff wasn't selected by party potentates. He won a primary.

Reply to redstateblues (Original post)

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 01:27 PM

Jun 2017

For this special election, Georgia used the "jungle primary" system in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, run in one primary. If anyone gets more than 50% of the vote, that person is elected. Otherwise, the top two go into a runoff.

In the first round there were five Democrats on the ballot. Ossoff far outpointed all of them. In fact, despite the residence issue, he came in well ahead of all the Republicans, and at 48.12% he was only a few thousand votes short of winning the seat outright. Results here.

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Did anyone in the party not realize it was important for Osoff to live in the district? [View all] redstateblues Jun 2017 OP

Sometimes I think this party is being run by Turbineguy Jun 2017 #1

It did not work in my district even with Zephyr Teachout buying a house here because people knew why Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #2

I don't know. CrispyQ Jun 2017 #3

Check the median income of some of these areas DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #10

"I've got mine, so fuck you." CrispyQ Jun 2017 #11

and this mantra is starting up with the top 20% as well......this income bracket of $200,000 and up a kennedy Jun 2017 #16

He grew up in the district. If he moved into the delisen Jun 2017 #4

Any polling showing it was important or is this more MSM DC meme that doesn't know the district? YCHDT Jun 2017 #5

If I recall NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #6

or was Nancy Pelosi a bigger issue? pstokely Jun 2017 #7

I doubt she was a major issue NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #9

How far did he "move" to be closer to Emory? OldHippieChick Jun 2017 #19

I doubt that made a difference. dawg Jun 2017 #8

I think it matters. nt BainsBane Jun 2017 #12

You could be right. dawg Jun 2017 #14

As do I BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #15

It might of. I really did not think it did until Trump tweeted about it riversedge Jun 2017 #13

Only Ossoff could address that. He ran...and won the first vote ...I fail to understand how you Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #17

Nitpicking irrelevant minutiae... NurseJackie Jun 2017 #21

Ossoff wasn't selected by party potentates. He won a primary. Jim Lane Jun 2017 #18

LOL NurseJackie Jun 2017 #20