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Even if it wasn't just 50%, didn't win this? >> normally yes. i think that because the trump factor is such an anomaly that people don't know what to think of this. in traditional republican circles it would be like we're good for the run off. this was newt gingrich's district. it's been a ruby red district. it should never have gotten this far but it has and when republicans see that the democrat could raise that kind of money, they better get it together. normally republicans are able to do that but we'll see. the party apparatus is -- fractured. >> it's good news that ossoff didn't win? >> ...

Trump's presidency. we have it covered. joe johns at the white house. >> reporter: chris, call it a window on the mid terms or wake-up call for republicans although they side stepped what could have been a humiliating moment in a ruby red district in georgia. democrats not able to come up with the votes to get the candidate all the way over the finish line. >> you ready to flip the six? >> reporter: the closely watched special election for georgia's sixth district headed for a run-off. after new comer democrat jon ossoff fell short of the win in a district held by republicans since 1979. >> th...

Was a big media event. and so the republicans won. now they play the same game with georgia, bad. i think you can expect crowing out of the oval office he feels he was right once again, don. >> going to be a long night. i want to bring in my political panel. good evening to you. wow, election night all over again. so, gloria, let's talk about this georgia congressional seat. it's a ruby red district. crowded field. 18 kacandidates. explain why this one race has taken on such significance. >> because it's precisely the kind of districts that democrats salivate over when they think about potenti...