Jon Ossoff’s supporters are still struggling to explain why their candidate doesn’t live in the district he’s hoping to represent in Congress.
Video published by NTK Network shows a campaign representative prepping canvassers to talk to voters.
One volunteer asks for a “talking point” on the fact that Ossoff doesn’t live in the district.
“Yeah, that may come up. It comes up sometimes. Jon was born and raised and spent his basically career representing local interests and the interests of this community,” the unidentified representative told the volunteers.
“He lives right outside the district,” he admitted, “because, uh, his girlfriend …,” he continued, struggling and the assembled volunteers helping him along, “goes to…is a medical student at Emory.”
Someone could be heard saying, “Is she his fiancee?”
“And so her resident there needs to live five blocks away,” the rep continued incoherently.
“I wouldn’t stress too much about that,” he told volunteers. “Again, this falls into the category of if you don’t know, you can say, ‘I don’t know.’
“But yeah, he lives three blocks away from the district,” he said.
Ossoff attempted to avoid the question when he wa asked by CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota before the primary election in March.
“Mr. Ossoff, is it true that you cannot vote for yourself?” she asked hime.
After an awkward silence, Ossoff responded, “Well, I grew up in this district.
“I grew up in this community. No one knew there was going to be an election coming,” he continued.
“I’ve been living with Alicia, my girlfriend of 12 years down by Emory University where she’s a full-time medical student.”
Yes, the Democrats’ savior lives with his girlfriend, who is still in college.
“And as soon as she concludes her medical training, I’ll be 10 minutes back up the street into the district where I grew up, but I want to support her and her career and do right by her,” Ossoff said.
After pressing him on the fact that he doesn’t live in the district, Ossoff again refused to acknowledge it, though at one point he referred to it as “there.”
“I grew up in this district, I grew up in this community. It’s my home. My family is still there,” he said.
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