No, we don’t yet know who won the election in Georgia. We’re old enough to remember when everyone thought the 2016 presidential election would be wrapped up by 9 p.m., so we know enough not to predict any winners. This much is obvious: it’s going to be close.
Still, when a superfan like Alyssa Milano, who lives even further from Georgia’s 6th District than Jon Ossoff does, begins tweeting stuff like this, you know no one’s expecting a Democrat landslide.
Believe in believing. The impossible is possible. (Say it with me.)
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 21, 2017
"it"
— Bre Sta (@BreSta7) June 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/877328017265053702
True, you have what so many thought impossible. President Donald Trump.
— Liquid Cherry Photo (@LiqCherryPhotog) June 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/Trader_Moe/status/877329314525532160
https://twitter.com/philhartmark/status/877328333528113152
The GOP, which was on the receiving end of a brutal scolding from Milano when it trolled Dems over James Comey’s opening statement, did some nice trolling Tuesday night:
Classic photo op of Jon @ossoff voting in #GA6 on Election Day. #gapol pic.twitter.com/mDBuCeWMR1
— GOP (@GOP) June 20, 2017
Raise your hand if you voted for Jon Ossoff.
Jon, why aren't you raising your hand? Oh right… you don't even live there. #VoteYourOssoff pic.twitter.com/QrD9wN8GxE
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 20, 2017
Is the rainy weather in Georgia depressing turnout?
If Handel wins #GA06, Dems shouldn't blame the rain. They should blame Ossoff Fatigue.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/877308257475465216
North DeKalb numbers are not where we'd like to see them. Morning was fine, I'm guessing the rain depressed the evening vote. #ga06 #gapol
— Stuffin' Turkeytimer???? (@StefanTurk) June 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/877311508706992129
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/877310560064479232
#ga06 #Ossoff pic.twitter.com/2aUppDZMP9
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 20, 2017
Big news from a top GOP source!
Top GOP source nationally just called. It comes down to DeKalb, per source. And they believe Ossoff may, just may, underperform there.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) June 21, 2017
Because it's raining right?
— Peyton (@mpeyton) June 21, 2017
I'm waiting for the first insane leftist to blame the Georgia result on "climate change" because it rained in Atlanta today. ?????
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) June 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/jbro_1776/status/877328939760443392
A lot of" WOW this is just amazing even though Ossoff is probably gonna lose look out 2018" talk on Chris Hayes's show
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 21, 2017
Just after 9 p.m., the patient seems critical — keep believing in believing!
In last few mins, Jon Ossoff's fortunes have taken a turn for the worse. Just how much worse, it'll take a few minutes to assess. #GA06
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 21, 2017
Half the expected votes have been counted in #GA06 and its Handel 50.9 leading Ossoff at 49.1
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) June 21, 2017
GA – 06: Ossoff (D) needs to run up numbers in Dekalb County. If he doesn't, Handel (R) wins.
— BILL HEMMER (@BillHemmer) June 21, 2017
Ossoff at 5 cents on PredictIt. Make 20x on your money, true believers!
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) June 21, 2017
Two words keeping a sliver of hope alive for Jon Ossoff in #GA06 right now: mail ballots.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 21, 2017
Based on way E-Day votes are coming in, Handel margin could be too big for Ossoff's mail ballots to overcome. But too soon to call #GA06.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 21, 2017
Mail ballots (say it with me)!
She's up 6. Stop dreaming about the mail.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 21, 2017
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Update:
OK, after Alyssa Milano’s tweet, this is by far the least encouraging sign we’ve seen for Ossoff:
Ossoff fiance, long before results get called: "We already have so much to celebrate."
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) June 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/877340451589804033
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Update:
Hugs for everybody!
~GROUPHUG~
get in.— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 21, 2017