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Continetti Discusses Ossoff's Limitations Heading Into Georgia Runoff

Washington Free Beacon editor Matthew Continetti appeared Wednesday on MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily to discuss Tuesday night's special election in Georgia's sixth congressional district, where Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff failed to clear the 50 percent threshold required to prevent a runoff.

Host Chuck Todd introduced the segment by suggesting that two figures would be major liabilities for Democrats and Republicans respectively: Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump. Co-panelists Jay Newton Small and Maria Theresa Kumar suggested that Pelosi represented less of an issue than Trump, due to her lower name recognition among millennials.

Contrary to his fellow panelists, Continetti argued that Pelosi represented a serious liability to Ossoff, who will face Republican Karen Handel in a June runoff vote.

"If there's one sure bet," Continetti said, "it's run against Nancy Pelosi, who continues to be less popular than Donald Trump in many polls. They're right neck-in-neck. She is very unpopular."

While Trump may be a liability, Continetti suggested that Ossoff is limited by the anti-Trump enthusiasm driving his support, which may be obscuring a more fundamental problem with the Georiga Democrat.

"If you're a candidate like Jon Ossoff," he said, "you really don't have a message. All you know is you're benefiting from the anti-Trump enthusiasm. He might need [a message] to win a run-off."

Continetti pointed out that despite claims to the contrary, it is unclear what solutions Ossoff might actually bring to Congress.

"His solution so far is I want everything to be like Uber," he said.