Tom Price and Karen Handel are allies, so if Price gets confirmed, Handel is the name to watch.
I supported Karen Handel when she ran for the U.S. Senate, and I support her in the special election to succeed Congressman Price when he obtains confirmation as Secretary of HHS. Handel is one brave lady, and a principled conservative. She also would become the first Republican woman to represent Georgia in Congress.
The GA-06 takes in the mostly high-income suburbs north of Atlanta. The area has been heavily Republican for decades, and comprised Newt Gingrich’s district in the 1990s. Romney trounced Obama in the GA-06 (60.8% to 37.5%), but, like in most high-income suburbs nationwide, Trump underperformed Romney in the GA-06 and carried it over Hillary by a narrow 48.3% to 46.8% margin. However, I do not foresee Karen Handel having any trouble winning the special election.
So could Tom Price be considered Handel’s messiah?