Podcast: Democrats’ Big Test in Georgia – Roll Call

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Podcast: Democrats’ Big Test in Georgia

The Big Story, Episode 58

Democrat John Ossoff, left, faces off June 20 against Republican competitor Karen Handel, right, for Georgia’s 6th District congressional seat.

By David Hawkings and Simone Pathé

Posted June 14, 2017 at 3:58pm

Roll Call political correspondent Simone Pathè explains how the most expensive House race in history, next week’s contest to fill an open seat in suburban Atlanta, has already revealed plenty about the new congressional electoral landscape in the age of Trump.

 

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