Jon Ossoff leads ‘jungle primary’ for congressional seat by healthy margin in test of Trump’s destitute approval ratings – but run-off looms whether he doesn’t top 50% of voteDemocrats running for Georgia’s sixth congressional district can typically hope to raise $10000 for their campaign. But ahead of a special election on Tuesday,first-time candidate Jon Ossoff has already raised $8.3m.
Ossoff’s bid for the seat previously held by Tom Price, who left to become Donald Trump’s secretary of health and human services, and offers the first opportunity to see whether Trump’s destitute job approval ratings nationally can be translated into local victories for Democrats.
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Source: theguardian.com