The Democrats thought they were becalmed, merely waiting for the right breeze to rise up and put them out to sea. They put up pajama boy, Jon Ossoff, against a notoriously poor campaigner who had lost more races than she had won, including two statewide.
The Democrat’s cynicism and naked contempt for voters is not abating. Ossoff, didn’t live in the district he hoped to represent, presented himself as a “conservative Democrat,” a “blue dog” if you will, purposefully characterized himself as young – he is, and naive – he isn’t, and raised some 90% of his money from non-Georgia sources. In fact California and New York king-makers each donated more than all of his Georgia support.
Simply, four times now in special elections, we have learned that being against The Donald is not a winning theme, it offers voters no positive reason to look. But, the Democrats are claiming again a moral victory They were close in a red district and did better than expected in neighboring South Carolina’s special election. But, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Finally, if the Democrats continue to waste vast sums on losing causes, they will remain a regional party, bi-coastal with a few pockets of support in between. And, they will be broke, morally, spiritually, and financially. Could The Donald be right? Republicans will be so tired from winning they’ll have to let Democrats win occasionaly just to rest.
