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It's 2017, not 2012. Jimmy Carter carried the 6th by 30 points in 1976, so it's a deep blue district.
*chuckles*
If you can't find the difference between 41 years and 5---Ok, I guess. I still find 5 years ago in context..while the middle 70's were a long time ago.
Jimmy Carter was a Georgia native son candidate--so yeah...he won big.
Handel but not by much. Basing this on early voting demographics (most 50+ age), early voting by GOP voters is up, and newly registered voters are generally past GOP voters.
It's 2017, not 2012. Jimmy Carter carried the 6th by 30 points in 1976, so it's a deep blue district.
The 6th has been a very Republican district since Newt. The district is a fairly affluent, well educated white collar district that trended hard against Trump.
The question at this point is, was the trend against Trump just an anti-Trump trend or something deeper in the district.
Handel will win because it's Georgia. Like Appalachians that voted for Trump even though it means they lose their health coverage, Georgia is in the South and they will vote for the Republican no matter what.
But it's not rural. It's a mix of city and wealthy suburban. And there are a lot of transplants from other states.
The district really isn't comparable to the rest of the south or even to rural parts of Georgia.
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