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orleans

(36,979 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:03 AM 14 hrs ago

"Trump Faces Midterm Disaster After MTG Seat Special Election/Democrats dramatically cut into the margins in the deep re

Democrats dramatically cut into the margins in the deep red district."




The Republican picked up the seat vacated by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, but the dramatic shift in the margins has Democrats celebrating anyway.

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With less than 70 percent of the votes counted, Fuller was projected to win by just 56 percent. Democrat Shawn Harris won 44 percent.

Its a major shift for such a previously deep red district. Trump won Georgia’s 14th Congressional District by 37 points in 2024. The current margin is just 12 points for Republicans.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-faces-midterm-disaster-after-mtg-seat-special-election/

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i hope that margin continues to get better for a dem candidate.
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"Trump Faces Midterm Disaster After MTG Seat Special Election/Democrats dramatically cut into the margins in the deep re (Original Post) orleans 14 hrs ago OP
Bodes well for Ossoff fujiyamasan 14 hrs ago #1
I live in Georgia Ziggy Beans 9 hrs ago #2

fujiyamasan

(1,770 posts)
1. Bodes well for Ossoff
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:38 AM
14 hrs ago

He was already doing great in terms of fund raising, and polls have shown him doing well. If Republicans are doing this poorly in the reddest of districts…

I’m feeling increasingly confident about keeping that seat.

Ziggy Beans

(30 posts)
2. I live in Georgia
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 08:38 AM
9 hrs ago

And I know that district well. It's almost impossible to believe that the Democrats could get 44% for anything there.

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