Democratic House candidate Jon Ossoff is running ahead of projections in DeKalb County and is now expected to win 61% of the in-person vote.
Nate Cohn tweeted:
Ossoff at 71% of the in-person early vote in DeKalb. Puts Ossoff on track for ~61% of the in-person vote, by our estimates.
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) April 18, 2017
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Ossoff is running ahead of what Hillary Clinton did in the 2016 general election:
Ossoff running ahead of our Clinton support estimate basically everywhere in DeKalb pic.twitter.com/svAouVoykr
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) April 18, 2017
This is a very good sign for the Democratic candidate and the first indication that Republicans could be in for a very long night, as so far, Ossoff is doing what he needs to do to break 50% support and avoid the runoff by winning the seat outright.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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