The Hill seems to indicate that Trump will be part of the Ossoff / Handel race in Georgia:
President Trump made a Thursday [April 20] fundraising pitch for Georgia GOP House candidate Karen Handel, as both parties pull out all the stops for a much-watched June runoff.
If this continues, Handel’s fate may be tied to Trump’s actions to a greater than normal extent – and, as noted earlier, this may be a negative for Handel as Trump did not do well in Georgia District 6. It also doesn’t hurt to review Trump’s messaging on the first campaign:
Trump got involved in the race days ahead of the primary, recording robocalls urging voters to rebuke Ossoff at the ballot box and tweeting that the Georgia Democrat is a “super liberal.”
“Now that we have a Republican nominee, Democrats will stop at nothing to tear down Karen Handel in Georgia,” Trump wrote in a fundraising email to supporters. “We must unite and fight back, Fellow Conservative.”
“Please, make an emergency contribution RIGHT NOW to support Karen Handel in the Georgia special election.”
Following Tuesday’s results, Trump tweeted that it was a “big” win for Republicans and took partial credit for the outcome. He also called Handel by phone to congratulate her on making the runoff.
“Despite major outside money, FAKE media support and eleven Republican candidate, BIG ‘R’ win with runoff in Georgia,” Trump tweeted late Tuesday. “Glad to be of help!”
But Ossoff did better than expected, won the “jungle primary,” regardless of Trump’s blathering, and nearly ended the election early. This will be interesting to watch.
