Why Jon Ossoff's Loss Could Be Bernie Sanders' Victory

International Business Times
and
 Josh Keefe
June 21, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned for Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s sixth district, and even though Ossoff lost the special election, Sanders may emerge a winner. The centrist's loss could add weight to Sanders' argument that the Democratic Party needs to turn left. Republican Karen Handel won the special election -- the most expensive House race in…

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