Apparently DEM’s received a memo that they need to use retreaded message of 2008 instead of trying to use campaign tactics of the GOP – PB/TK
That Jon Ossoff’s message seems moderate is a sign of how far Democrats have shifted – By Matthew Yglesias / June 13 2017
Jon Ossoff’s campaign for the special election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District is attracting national attention because it’s Democrats’ best short-term hope to deal a concrete political defeat to the GOP, and because Ossoff’s studied moderation is such a contrast with the populist fervor that is driving many grassroots progressive activists.
But when thinking about Ossoff’s campaign in this regard, it’s worth comparing his message not just to what national Democrats are doing but specifically to what Democrats have been trying in Georgia. If Ossoff wins, he’ll be the first white Democrat elected to federal office in the state since John Barrow, who was defeated back in the 2014 midterms.
Ossoff is running in a different part of the state in a district that looks different, demographically, from the kinds of places where white Southern Democrats used to try to run and win. But any time you put together a legislative majority, you need to end up winning some marginal districts. And the big takeaway of Ossoff’s approach is that Democrats think they can win in marginal seats with a message that is a lot less conservative than the approach taken by the Blue Dog winners of 2006 and 2008.
Continue to vox.com article: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/13/15786220/jon-ossoff-ad
