Senate Democrats just got a big break
(CNN via MSN) On Thursday, Senate Democrats got a bit of an unexpected boost when Jon Ossoff eked above the 50% plateau in the party primary and, in so doing, avoided a runoff for the right to face Republican Sen. David Perdue in Georgia in the fall.
In clearing the 50% mark, Ossoff -- along with national Democrats -- avoids what would have been a two-month runoff that would have not only been costly but also would have truncated the timeline to rally behind the eventual nominee.
While Perdue's bid for a second term draws less attention than appointed Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler's ongoing struggles in her first six months in office, there's little question that Georgia's changing demographics -- and distaste for President Donald Trump among suburban women -- have made the state a battleground at the presidential and Senate level.
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Everything likely needs to go right for Ossoff to win. But avoiding a runoff was the first key piece of that puzzle.
Ossoff, one of the best Democratic fundraisers in the country, can now spend his summer collecting cash to match Perdue's $9 million bank account while putting in place the organizational pieces he needs to have a chance.
And that's a big win -- for Ossoff and his party.
The Point: The name of the game right now for Senate Democrats looking to retake the majority in the fall is expanding the playing field so that they have more margin for error. Ossoff's outright primary win helps that cause.
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