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‘Political Rewind’ replay: A nasty TV ad makes a late appearance in race for the Sixth

AJC file

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

AJC file
By Jim Galloway
June 19, 2017

Today's edition of GPB's "Political Rewind" featured a five-member cast dissecting the final entrails for omens in the Sixth District race for Congress.

The verdict: Too close to call. One area of agreement: A gunshot pocked TV ad from a little-known super PAC, attempting to tie Democrat Jon Ossoff’s campaign to the shooting of a Republican congressman last week, is a bridge too far.

FYI, Republican Karen Handel denounced it, too.

If you couldn’t catch it live, click here to listen to it now:

Today’s panelists: Host Bill Nigut; yours truly; Greg Bluestein, another AJC insider; State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur; Republican consultant Brian Robinson; and Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul.

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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