Today In 'Democrats In Disarray'
I suppose it would be wrong to say that Frank Bruni recently parachuted into New York State's 19th Congressional District -- it's a couple of hours' drive north of New York City -- but he seems to have spent a few brief moments in the district and come away with the conclusion that Democrats are probably dooooomed.
But first, Bruni takes a quick glance south:
From the scandalous look of the last week, dominated by James Comey’s testimony, Democrats are beautifully positioned to trounce Republicans wherever Republicans are trounce-able. But the party has done an ace job of sabotaging itself before. The 19th District, also known as the Hudson Valley, tells that story well.
So could Georgia’s 6th District, the Atlanta suburbs where a fiercely contested special election — the most expensive in the history of House races — concludes on June 20. If the Republican, Karen Handel, emerges victorious, it will in part reflect the shortcomings of her Democratic opponent, Jon Ossoff. At 30, he has an underwhelming résumé and occasionally callow air, and lives near, but not in, the district that he’s vying to represent.