Democrats invested millions to challenge Supreme Court justices. Is it a sign of what's to come?
Still, the Democratic Party of Georgia said the competitive race shows that there is momentum for liberal candidates going into the general election, even if Rankin and Jordan came up short last month.
“This close result — alongside the record-breaking Democratic turnout we saw on May 19th — speaks to an electorate that is more fired up than ever to elect Democrats at every level of the ticket,” said party chair Charlie Bailey. “Georgia Democrats’ aggressive operation in these down-ballot races reflects a party that is stronger than ever, on the offense and ready to fight like hell all the way through November.”
Jason Shepherd, a political science professor at Kennesaw State University and the former Cobb County GOP chair, said Republicans can also draw some lessons from the turnout.
“It’s important for Republicans not to take these nonpartisan positions for granted,” he said, arguing that there was no effort from party leaders to notify voters about the race. The large number of ballot questions could potentially have kept Republican voters from making it to the nonpartisan section of the ballot, he added.
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