Article snippet: Republican Karen Handel avoided a major upset Tuesday night, winning the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. The Georgia secretary of state confirmed that with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Handel won, with 132,459 votes, or 52.13 percent. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff got 121,635 votes, or 47.87 percent. Seeing an opportunity in this educated, affluent suburban district north of Atlanta, where Hillary Clinton in November, Democrats poured tens of millions of dollars into this race but still came up short. Their base had money and energy, but instead of sending a warning for next year's midterms, it's the Republicans who landed the last word. From conversations with voters here the last few days, it was apparent to many Republicans that this race was not about Trump as much as it was about Nancy Pelosi Big Dem takeover would be worse than any turmoil in the White House. That said, there were plenty of people at Handel's victory party and throughout the district sporting "Make America great again" hats (and bedazzled MAGA pins). This race will have to change some of the national discourse that, even six months after the election, is still quick to paint Trump fans as uneducated or racist somehow. As The New York Times has reported, this is one of the most educated districts in the nation, and people here are tired of these stereotypes. As we have seen around the country, there is great distrust of Trump's negative ... Link to the full article to read more