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Why didn't Ossoff just move to the district?

Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:46 am
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
26748 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:46 am

There is no doubt that was a big issue for a lot of people.

With all the money the idiots spent on the race, could he not just switch to a new apartment in the GA-6?

I'm glad he didn't, but this seems like more self-inflicted wounds for the democrats.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
43334 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:46 am to
Arrogance.

Posted by 9th life
birmingham
Member since Sep 2009
7310 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:49 am to
valid question.

You would think, at the very least he would have signed a lease on a place to move into the district prior to voting day, even if it was too late to register.

I'm not sure if he would have won regardless though.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
26748 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:52 am to
Every story I read about the race mentioned two things: The outside money, and the fact that he didn't live in the district.

I think it was a huge deal. People hate outsiders influencing their lives.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:52 am to
Maybe I'm wrong as I don't live in the area, but I really don't think it was that big of a deal. He grew up in that district, and only lived a few miles outside of it. It probably influenced some votes, but not enough to swing the election.

Him being a Dem and getting so much money from outside groups are why he lost. He had an uphill battle to begin with, and the outside money didn't help.

And he did say he would move to the district had he won.
This post was edited on 6/21/17 at 9:53 am
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:53 am to
Dude isn't old enough to mow my lawn

He's a candidate out of casting.
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:53 am to
Because he is following his woman around while she pursues a career.
Posted by Erin Go Bragh
Beyond the Pale
Member since Dec 2007
14916 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:54 am to
I heard him say the move wasn't convenient for his girlfriend.

As previously stated.....arrogance
Posted by TigerB8
End Communism
Member since Oct 2003
9281 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:54 am to
His girlfriend's career was more important than his career or the constituents he wanted to represent.
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32698 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:54 am to
Because then his wife would have had to DRIVE or take public transportation to her Emory Med School classes. Do you have any idea the kind of stress that could put on a person? Shame on you!
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24649 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:55 am to
Since when the left play by the rules?
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
26748 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:56 am to
It may not have caused the loss, but in such a close and important race with that much money spent, why risk it over something so simple to correct?

He literally just needed to lease a new apartment. He didn't even have to live in it.

He could have moved in with a roommate in the district.
Posted by WorkinDawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
9341 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:57 am to
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Because then his wife


They're not married. Another strike against him.
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
79069 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:01 am to
What a colossal waste of money Dems
Any takeaways from the exit polling?

This is boding very well for the mid-terms already
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
16968 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:03 am to
quote:

He literally just needed to lease a new apartment. He didn't even have to live in it.


Maybe he is just an honest guy and not a dirty politician?
Posted by heartbreakTiger
grinding for my grinders
Member since Jan 2008
138974 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:04 am to
They will be broken up soon. He would rather toddy
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
43334 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:05 am to
quote:

Maybe he is just an honest guy and not a dirty politician?



Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:07 am to
quote:

He literally just needed to lease a new apartment. He didn't even have to live in it.


You don't think the GOP campaign would have honed in on that had he done that?

It wouldn't have mattered. As soon as the Paul Ryan linked PAC sent money down there and linked Osoff to Nancy Pelosi, it was over. Osoff probably wasn't winning before that happened, but that was the nail in the coffin. I live in a similar district in Alabama, though much more conservative. If there's one person people here hate more than Obama, it's Pelosi.
Posted by LSUneaux
NOLA
Member since Mar 2014
4490 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:08 am to
I'm laughing my Ossoff about yesterday's election.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
52967 posts
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:10 am to
quote:

Maybe I'm wrong as I don't live in the area, but I really don't think it was that big of a deal. He grew up in that district, and only lived a few miles outside of it. It probably influenced some votes, but not enough to swing the election.

Nice dem spin, he lived literally 2 hours from the district
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