Republican Karen Handel Makes Bid To Flip Back Georgia’s 6th District

Republican Karen Handel lost in November to Democrat Lucy McBath by 1 percent of the vote in Georgia’s 6th District. The suburban Atlanta seat had long been considered safe for Republicans.

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Georgia’s 6th U.S. House District flipped last November, with Republican incumbent Karen Handel narrowly losing to Democrat Lucy McBath, a political newcomer.

Now, Handel says she’s ready to flip the former Republican stronghold district back.

“Join me today,” Handel asks in a feel-good campaign commercial posted to YouTube. “Together, we will take back the 6th,” she concludes.