In Georgia Ossoff didn’t win, I’m sure you know by now
The pundits have their reasons, twenty-twenty looking back
A referendum on the White House this would be somehow
But local politics are local; that’s a simple fact
Ms. Handel, former Sec. of State of Georgia, is well known
A popular Republican as is her District Six
It wasn’t Trump’s name on the ballot; it seems overblown
To claim a referendum vote on Trump was in the mix
So Democrats take heart in the election’s tallied votes
Jon Ossoff really did quite well at forty eight percent
A twenty point improvement over prior times, take note
In all three other state contests it’s how the voting went
The lesson for the Democrats, my humble point of view,
Is, although Trump’s debacle may be worth ten points or so,
The candidates must concentrate on local needs and news
The bread and butter issues; it’s the only way to go
6/21/17
