This race was never in doubt despite bogus polls and the millions of dollars from out of state by desperate Democrats looking to make a statement against President Donald Trump.
CNN reports Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in a high-stakes special election for a Georgia House seat on Tuesday, denying Democrats their first major victory of the Donald Trump era.Handel bested Ossoff by 5 percentage points in the most expensive House race in history.It was a much closer margin than the 20-plus point wins typically posted by former Rep. Tom Price -- whose departure to become Trump's health and human services secretary created the vacancy.But it wasn't what Democrats who pumped $23 million into Ossoff's campaign so desperately craved: A win.Handel's victory showed that even with Republicans in power, the GOP's message in recent election cycles -- focused largely on urging voters to reject House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi -- remains potent.
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