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‘Political Rewind’ replay: Dissecting Sixth District returns

AJC file

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

AJC file
By Jim Galloway
April 19, 2017

In today's edition of GPB's "Political Rewind," panelists examine flexibility of the English language when it comes to Tuesday's returns in Sixth District congressional race.

To Republicans, including President Donald Trump, a 48.1 percent finish by Jon Ossoff in an overwhelmingly GOP district amounted to a collapse of Democratic momentum. To Democrats, it was a “victory for the ages.” The truth is in that vast chasm in between.

If you missed the live version, click below to listen now. The best part, but keep it quiet: The pledge drive has been omitted.

Today’s panelists: Host Bill Nigut; Greg Bluestein, one of your Insiders; and his boss, Kevin Riley, editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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