Republicans still have their work cut out for them

By Washington Examiner

Published June 21, 2017 3:24am ET

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Republicans still have their work cut out for them — An Ossoff victory would send a chill through the Republican Party ahead of the 2018 midterms, possibly derailing the GOP's government reform proposals. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) | Alex Sanz

On the one hand is the good news for Republicans: Democrat Jon Ossoff outspent Republican Karen Handel by a 7-to-1 margin, yet Handel won by a greater margin than President Trump did in November.

Then there’s the bad news for the GOP: A district Republicans have typically won by 20 points or more is now a swing seat. And two dozen suburban seats currently in GOP hands actually went for Hillary Clinton in November.

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