Georgia House Race May Guide How Candidates Deal With Trump
- Democrat in special election avoids mentioning president
- Republican seeks to keep Trump at arm’s length in GOP district
Georgia Congressional Vote Sets Stage for 2018 Elections
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As voters in the northern suburbs of Atlanta go to the polls Tuesday in a special U.S. House election, Democrats and Republicans will closely watch for clues about how to deal with President Donald Trump in next year’s congressional races.
They’ll examine Democrat Jon Ossoff’s strategy to avoid mentioning Trump for fear of alienating conservative voters in a suburb that’s been in GOP control since 1979, and Republican Karen Handel’s efforts to keep the unpopular president at arm’s length.