It was supposed to be a sure thing.
Liberals spent oodles of millions to support a young, urbane candidate who ran against a frumpy-looking middle-aged Republican in a Congressional district President Trump barely carried in November.
It was gonna be a big night, and Democrats were getting ready to pop champagne corks in celebration. But something happened on the way to the victory speech.
Democrat Jon Ossoff lost — and lost big — six percentage points big to Republican candidate Karen Handel.
But you didn’t have to look at the results to get the picture — it was written all over the faces of liberal media hosts and guests. Here’s MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.
Looks like someone ate some bad pu…uh, pumpkin pie…tonight. ???????#GA06 pic.twitter.com/F6pQ9Qfc2W
— JohnWickofPolitics (@Gingrich_of_PA) June 21, 2017
Here’s CNN’s Dana Bash along with her election night panel. It looks as though they’re on their way to a funeral.
‘She persisted’: Mockery runs wild after Ossoff defeat
Reaction among liberals on social media was much the same — somber and devastated, beginning with loony actor George Takei, who put up a brave face.
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A very strong effort by Jon @Ossoff in #GA06 today. #TeamOssoff and all the voters and activists there should be proud. Onward to 2018.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 21, 2017
Group hug anyone?
~GROUPHUG~
get in.— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 21, 2017
The Democratic Party After Going 0-5 ??#GA06 pic.twitter.com/HjM7vbHFfr
— Immigrants☆4☆Trump (@immigrant4trump) June 21, 2017
Best thing that could come out of the #GA06 results is for Democratic Party to finally give up its self-destructive obsession with centrism
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) June 21, 2017
You might call this shot, “CNN Portrait in Blue.”
No, really, they look totally neutral while hearing the GOP won.#GA06 pic.twitter.com/ZXFFccT9Ty
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) June 21, 2017
As for Ossoff himself, he said that if he won he wouldn’t have expected a congratulatory tweet from the president. He didn’t have to worry about that one.
.@ossoff on @realDonaldTrump‘s reaction if he wins: “I don’t expect a congratulatory tweet”
Great @JStein_Vox piece https://t.co/huFhE4Wc1b
— Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox) June 21, 2017
And the excuses started coming in. Russian election tampering? Why not?
?Tweet of the day! Bahaha?#GA06 ??? pic.twitter.com/9RE4sTpCPv
— Democrats for Trump (@YoungDems4Trump) June 21, 2017
The Communists intervened in Georgia Election just to show they can. They are located in New York and California. 3 million wasted $
— I am the same (@joeciofani) June 21, 2017
Communists? I thought communism was a liberal thing.
Rachel Maddow blamed the results on rain, as if it only rains on Democrats and not Republicans.
Liberals don’t go out in the rain—that’s the problem, @Maddow?@MSNBC #GA06https://t.co/FyfMKbdwym
— RC (@Pedlar7) June 21, 2017
Feminist writer and lawyer Jill Filipovic went completely off the rails and blamed not the Democratic party — but racist voters.
At what point is this not a failure of Democrats but toxic, vindictive voters willing to elect hateful bigots? https://t.co/EYNDuzxzGL
— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) June 21, 2017
I know, it’s more convenient to blame the party for just not convincing people. But what kind of ppl vote for candidates like Handel, Trump?
— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) June 21, 2017
Some are even motivated by bigotry – it’s the bigotry that speaks to them. There’s no winning that if Dems keep their soul.
— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) June 21, 2017
Maybe instead of trying to convince hateful white people, Dems should convince our base – ppl of color, women – to turn out. Cater to them.
— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) June 21, 2017
So it’s all because voters are bigoted? As a a feminist, one would think she’d applaud the election of a woman to high office over another white dude. Apparently not.
Conservatives thought the whole thing hilarious — this is one of the best reactions.
Belligerent professor suspended indefinitely after heated round with Tucker Carlson
When you spend $50 million dollars on #GA06 race and still lose… pic.twitter.com/GC4cG94SM3
— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) June 21, 2017
The #Ga06 has just proven that some things just can’t be bought!
— Lori Hendry (@Lrihendry) June 21, 2017
Sick of winning yet? Me either. #GA06
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) June 21, 2017
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