As Republicans try to define Jon Ossoff’s 48 percent of the vote in the 18-person field of Georgia’s Tuesday election as a loss just because the race now goes to a run-off, it wouldn’t be surprising if this becomes a new talking point:
Ha ha ha, yeah, nice try, conservative pundit Josh Kraushaar. Let’s give the floor to Georgia Republican state Sen. Fran Millar:
“I’ll be very blunt: These lines were not drawn to get Hank Johnson’s protégé to be my representative. And you didn’t hear that,” said Millar. “They were not drawn for that purpose, OK? They were not drawn for that purpose.”
What is it called when you draw district lines for a purpose, and that purpose is ruling out the election of—ignoring the racial overtones of “Hank Johnson’s protege” for a moment here—a member of the other party? Hmm … quite a mystery.
Kraushaar says “gerrymandering has become crutch for Ds,” meaning as a reason for not winning races. The reality is that gerrymandering has become the top Republican means of staying in power in many states.