Karen Handel was on CNN this morning after her quasi-victory last night where she’s now the only Republican in a June run-off with Democrat Jon Ossoff. She was asked by the CNN host if this is still a referendum on Trump considering how Ossoff got 48% of the vote?
Watch:
Republican @karenhandel on GA race: "This is an important race and it's going to stay in the hands of a Republican" https://t.co/ysRAjzrxNa
— New Day (@NewDay) April 19, 2017
I love how confident Handel is during the interview, and how she quickly points out to the CNN host that the Republicans combined got 52% of the vote, so if there had only been one Republican, Ossoff would have lost his Oss.
She also said Trump called her this morning and congratulated her:
.@karenhandel: Trump called to say congratulations and share words of encouragment heading into Georgia runoff https://t.co/lKWrLH58Fu
— New Day (@NewDay) April 19, 2017