What Happened This Week In Washington — And Georgia

Geoffrey pointed out that Perdue and Loeffler are outperforming Trump in Georgia’s Republican-leaning counties so far. If that continues and they, say, win, what does that do to Trump’s messaging that the election in Georgia was fraudulent? And what happens if they don’t win, but they still outperform Trump?

To Leah Askarinam’s point a few posts ago, that the GOP having turnout problems when Trump isn’t on the ballot could bode poorly for Republicans in 2024 (assuming Trump isn’t their presidential nominee again). Without him on the ticket, maybe they will struggle to turn out some of those Trump superfans who are otherwise unlikely to vote, which could cost the party its edge in the Electoral College (which currently would allow Republicans to win the presidency even if Democrats win the popular vote by as many as 4 points).

Keep in mind that Perdue beat Ossoff in November, so Ossoff needs a swing toward him. But a 4-point swing would be more than enough, especially if turnout is also favorable for Democrats.