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Georgia's special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s what’s breaking this morning:
Nicole Fallert here, wishing I were frolicking in this superbloom. Wednesday's headlines begin with a Georgia special election and then we'll talk about that Team USA World Baseball Classic loss.
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor, came in second among a field of more than a dozen candidates in Georgia's special election on Tuesday to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives in January after months of clashing with the president.
Retired Brigadier General Shawn Harris, one of just three Democrats on the ballot, topped the votes after consolidating most of his party's support. But neither candidate received the required threshold under Georgia law of more than 50% to win outright. That means the two are headed for an April 7 runoff election.
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