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Karen Handel delivered a decisive victory in last night’s WSB debate. It wasn’t even close.

In case you missed it, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Kyle Wingfield wrote a scathing review of Ossoff’s talking points in comparison with Handel’s record of getting things done.

Some highlights:

“…it’s pretty clear there are two reasons Ossoff didn’t want to be in a debate that would have been sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club and nationally televised on CNN. The first is that he surely didn’t want too many of his supporters back in California, Massachusetts and New York to see him playing budget-and-defense-hawk. But the second, and more important, is that none of his act makes up for the fact his promises to work across the aisle and be fiscally responsible look pretty gimpy next to Handel’s list of things she’s actually done on both counts.”

 “After using a “make Trump furious” slogan to gain national notoriety and then quietly backing away from it…Ossoff has recast himself as the “independent” in the race who is “willing to work with anyone.” One supposes it’s only a coincidence he has benefited from at least $5 million in spending by Nancy Pelosi’s super PAC.”

“Thus, Ossoff’s talk about bipartisanship and reaching across the aisle. Which might play better if Handel didn’t have an actual record of doing so.”

“Likewise, Ossoff talks about what he’d do in Congress to develop industry in the district. Handel, on the other hand, first rose to prominence in the area by turning around a struggling North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Time and again, the contrast was between what Handel has done and what Ossoff claims he’ll try to do.”

“Someone who already backs Ossoff won’t have been surprised to hear him speak in slick generalities without really answering the question (on three — three! — occasions, moderators had to ask him to clarify his answer to what amounted to yes/no questions).”

You can read the full article here.