And there seems to be some truth to this--the church I went to in Decatur was a lesbian church
I saw plenty of Obama 2008 bumper stickers when I was driving around (more than McCain honestly).
The general election this go around was 48% Trump to 47% Hillary in that district (actually closer than the special election tonight).
Don't get me wrong, I get that Dekalb isn't the entire district. Fulton county is part of the same congressional district, and it's a rich suburb that leans towards whatever candidate promises them low taxes. But when I heard the district might flip my reaction was "yeah, I wouldn't be surprised." Especially when I heard that Karen Handel had pissed off local Republicans.
Losing by 5 points is...honestly just bad. And the spin I'm seeing on twitter about how super duper red this district is, is seriously making me eyeroll. It's always had the potential to swing blue; it's part of Atlanta which is a big hub city, attracting educated people from all over the country, and LGBT people from all over south. (It's the richer whiter suburbs of Atlanta, but still Atlanta).
This is exactly what I said about Montana, too. The guy who won literally just lost a gubentorial election to a democratic candidate, and we're supposed to be excited because "ooh it was kinda close!" The spin they put out is dumb and kinda sad, tbqh.
We can get excited when, uh, we actually start winning elections. ---
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