SMH- A denizen of this board said the Handel election means seven more years of Trump

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There is no need for Democrats to panic over this loss. For me this is like a professional sports team that was built to win a championship in a sweep finally winning the championship after being forced to a game 7. When you needed seven games to win a championship that you were supposed to win in 4 games it is likely that you are the one that has the problem.

This was a district that was supposedly created to give the Republican Party a 9 point advantage. Karen Handel was supposed to win this district by 9 points easily. Yet, she had to spend millions in order to win the election by 3 points. I think Jon Ossoff lost the election by less than 10,000 votes. Yes, Ossoff and the Democrats spent more than $20 million on the race, but Karen Handel and the Republicans also spent more than $20 million dollars. The Republican Party had to spend more than $20 million dollars to win a district, they were supposed to win by at least 9 points, by 3 points.

Maybe I am being too optimistic. However, this does not seem to be the right time for Democrats to panic. So far, Democrats have not lost any races they were not supposed to lose. In fact, Democrats have kept it close in districts where they were supposed to be blown out.