Democrats Take on Trump by Pouring Cash Into Georgia Race

  • Experts question fundraising prospects for 2018 elections
  • Long-shot campaign says it set a quarterly fundraising record

Democrat Favored in Georgia Special Election

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Donors from across the U.S. have poured more than $8 million into a Georgia Democrat’s long-shot bid for a suburban Atlanta congressional seat, reflecting liberals’ frustration with Republican President Donald Trump’s election.

The fundraising bonanza has buoyed Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former congressional aide who hopes to win the seat -- long held by Republicans -- in a special election on April 18. Still, political experts question whether his swelling campaign kitty foreshadows larger success for Democrats in next year’s congressional races.