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To: jlallen who wrote (1012082)	4/19/2017 3:14:50 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1574054

His 50% tweet was a lie. GA-06 is only contested by an out of district wet behind the ears Democrat because of Trump's unpopularity. GA06: Trump beat Hillary there by only 1%. Romney won it by 26%! McCain by 19%. A Dem shouldn't have a chance there.

To: jlallen who wrote (1012082)	4/19/2017 3:26:33 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574054

...... don’t believe the White House spin that this was not a rebuke of the President. The more closely aligned a candidate was with President Trump, the worse that candidate did. Bob Gray, who was viewed as the Trump candidate, actually opposed Donald Trump vocally throughout the primaries and at one point was declared NeverTrump. But he ran as a partner for Trump. He did better than Bruce Levell who did coalitions work for President Trump in Georgia. He, in turn, did better than Amy Kremer who helped run a Trump related super PAC. David Abroms, the candidate who vocally supported Evan McMullin and used McMullin’s consultant, outperformed most of the pro-Trump candidates. Speaking of Abroms, Republicans would be wise to find a place for him and for Keith Grawert, one of the other candidates in the race. Both are candidates who could easily be positioned for broad appeal. I interviewed all but two of the Republicans and, though I supported Karen Handel because she is a friend and I thought the most viable candidate, Abroms and Grawert were the two candidates who really impressed me the most. If there is justice, they’ll both have bright futures in politics. Lastly, Karen Handel is the perfect candidate for this district. She is a Republican who focused on fiscal conservatism over social conservatism during her elected career on the Fulton County Commission and in the Secretary of State’s office, but she is a social conservative nonetheless. She has been skeptical of President Trump, but willing to assist him in a conservative agenda. In Georgia, she ran against the establishment and the good old boys fighting corruption and crony capitalist deals. The good old boys who run the GOP in Georgia do not care for Karen Handel because of these things, but they care enough to help get her to Washington. That will work to her advantage. The runoff is in June and it will shape up to be a general election style race. ............ She lives there and they know her, unlike Ossoff. Ossoff does have a fired up, enthusiastic base. But the GOP has a candidate who has some distance between herself and Trump and she fits the demographic of the district better than Ossoff. Republicans also now know they really must win this seat. theresurgent.com