Congressional Primary Results Megathread: AR, GA, KY & TX (Runoff) - May 22

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Georgia results have begun to trickle in.

[Hindsight was 2020]

McGrah has over a million in her warchest if I recall right so she isn't like Eastman at all

[ON Progressive]

It's funny to see Atlas act like Eastman and McGrath are bad candidates when they aren't.

[Maxwell]

also Gray is actually an openly homosexual big city mayor. not exactly the kind of titles that have historically drawn in conservative voters.

Mind you, I like McGrath and Gray and would've been happy with either as the nominee.

[Politician]

Abrams is leading from early results. Cagle is leading R primary but falls short of 50%.

[Former Kentuckian]

McGrah is an incredibly strong candidate. Can’t compare Eastman to her!

she isn't Eastman, but gray is stronger, and this is a seat I have a personal connection to, id like to see them elect a dem.

That's debatable, apparently

in her own internal, she was down 4, while he was up 2. the difference is pretty clear lol

That could easily be name recognition. Gray is a mayor of the city that represents 40% of the district's population. McGrath is a first time candidate.

and I think gray having a proven record of winning is important. mcgrath is a wild card

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Gray won Mayor of a blue city. McGrath is a wild card, but let's not act like Gray has a history of winning anything outside of safe blue areas

[Bidenworth2020]

McGrah is an incredibly strong candidate. Can’t compare Eastman to her!

she isn't Eastman, but gray is stronger, and this is a seat I have a personal connection to, id like to see them elect a dem.

That's debatable, apparently

in her own internal, she was down 4, while he was up 2. the difference is pretty clear lol

According to the National Journal article on them today, her name recognition was lower than Gray's in that internal. And down 4 6 months ahead of the election is nothing.
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call me crazy, but I prefer someone with a proven record of winning. Their policies are pretty much the same anyway.

McGrah is an incredibly strong candidate. Can’t compare Eastman to her!

she isn't Eastman, but gray is stronger, and this is a seat I have a personal connection to, id like to see them elect a dem.

That's debatable, apparently

in her own internal, she was down 4, while he was up 2. the difference is pretty clear lol

That could easily be name recognition. Gray is a mayor of the city that represents 40% of the district's population. McGrath is a first time candidate.

and I think gray having a proven record of winning is important. mcgrath is a wild card

Gray won Mayor of a blue city. McGrath is a wild card, but let's not act like Gray has a history of winning anything outside of safe blue areas
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he won the district by 4 in 2016

[IceSpear]

It's funny to see Atlas act like Eastman and McGrath are bad candidates when they aren't.

Atlas also thinks McCaskill is doomed but Manchin is safe despite her doing better in the polls and being from a much bluer state. I sense a pattern here.

[Former Kentuckian]

laughing at atlas discounting more liberal candidates in a midterm year with unpopular president and greatly unpopular sitting house members. because nominating moderate in 2016 was so great for democrats and outsider like trump didn't win.

What liberal candidates are you talking about? If it's McGrath and Gray, they're virtually identical on the issues

[Politician]

McGrah is an incredibly strong candidate. Can’t compare Eastman to her!

she isn't Eastman, but gray is stronger, and this is a seat I have a personal connection to, id like to see them elect a dem.

That's debatable, apparently

in her own internal, she was down 4, while he was up 2. the difference is pretty clear lol

According to the National Journal article on them today, her name recognition was lower than Gray's in that internal. And down 4 6 months ahead of the election is nothing.

call me crazy, but I prefer someone with a proven record of winning. Their policies are pretty much the same anyway.

McGrah is an incredibly strong candidate. Can’t compare Eastman to her!

she isn't Eastman, but gray is stronger, and this is a seat I have a personal connection to, id like to see them elect a dem.

That's debatable, apparently

in her own internal, she was down 4, while he was up 2. the difference is pretty clear lol

That could easily be name recognition. Gray is a mayor of the city that represents 40% of the district's population. McGrath is a first time candidate.

and I think gray having a proven record of winning is important. mcgrath is a wild card

Gray won Mayor of a blue city. McGrath is a wild card, but let's not act like Gray has a history of winning anything outside of safe blue areas
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he won the district by 4 in 2016
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Against Rand Paul.

[Politician]

It's funny to see Atlas act like Eastman and McGrath are bad candidates when they aren't.

Atlas also thinks McCaskill is doomed but Manchin is safe despite her doing better in the polls and being from a much bluer state. I sense a pattern here.

Can you spell "misoygny"?

[Alabama_Indy10]

Why is everybody having problems quoting?

[GeorgiaModerate]

It's funny to see Atlas act like Eastman and McGrath are bad candidates when they aren't.

Atlas also thinks McCaskill is doomed but Manchin is safe despite her doing better in the polls and being from a much bluer state. I sense a pattern here.

Can you spell "misoygny"?

Well...

[bilaps]

laughing at atlas discounting more liberal candidates in a midterm year with unpopular president and greatly unpopular sitting house members. because nominating moderate in 2016 was so great for democrats and outsider like trump didn't win.

What liberal candidates are you talking about? If it's McGrath and Gray, they're virtually identical on the issues

eastman, moser. and mcgrath is outsider, not establishment.

[Bidenworth2020]

It's funny to see Atlas act like Eastman and McGrath are bad candidates when they aren't.

Atlas also thinks McCaskill is doomed but Manchin is safe despite her doing better in the polls and being from a much bluer state. I sense a pattern here.

Can you spell "misoygny"?

you cant lol

[Babeuf]

McGrath will do fine, she has a good profile for politics (even if it isn't my cup of tea) and will have a good shot in the general.

[Politician]

McGrath will do fine, she has a good profile for politics (even if it isn't my cup of tea) and will have a good shot in the general.

[Former Kentuckian]

McGrath will do fine, she has a good profile for politics (even if it isn't my cup of tea) and will have a good shot in the general.

She's caught on quite well here. Yes, Gray has a record of winning, but so did Evan Bayh and Ted Strickland (and Hillary Clinton). McGrath and Gray are identical on the issues, but she has a more folksy image that fits the district well thanks to her background. She's fine.

[Hindsight was 2020]

McGrath will do fine, she has a good profile for politics (even if it isn't my cup of tea) and will have a good shot in the general.

[Jeppe]

Joseph Kopser in TX-21 is gonna get whacked by Mary Wilson and y'all know it.

[Rhenna]

KY-06 Democratic turnout is 2.4x the turnout on the GOP side. I like McGrath's shot in the general.

[Maxwell]

I thought Jim Gray was a pretty solid candidate but then I saw his campaign start to run this time and I kind of found it unimpressive. Meanwhile I've been thoroughly impressed with McGrath the whole way through. I think McGrath is a better candidate than Gray and better suited to our political times than Gray.

[Politician]

Uh oh: Stacey Evans is ahead in GA.

[Babeuf]

Also, her coming from behind to beat Gray, who's a strong candidate as well, speaks well of her abilities as a campaigner.

Same is true of Eastman.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

KY-06 Democratic turnout is 2.4x the turnout on the GOP side. I like McGrath's shot in the general.

Primary turnout here is a completely useless measure. Barr won easily in 2016 even as 30k voted in the R primary and 80k voted in the D one.