It’s hilarious they try to equate a “close loss” vs a no name non-incumbent Republican running against a Democrat getting national media attention 24/7 and 20-40x more donations than they would otherwise get compared to what will occur in 2018 - which is a Republican incumbent with name recognition, money, etc running a no-body Democrat with a million bucks to spend in total.
A minor nit to pick: Hadn't Ms. Handel previously served in Georgia's state government? While she was certainly a non-incumbent, she wasn't a no-name candidate.