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Ezra Klein revisits Vance's prediction that Ossoff would embrace Trump

Michelle Goldberg argues that Ossoff's Georgia victory came from confronting Trump, not presenting himself as an ally.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 171,905 views a day, 8 times a normal first day on this channel (21,403).

Vance Was Wrong About Ossoff’s Campaign | The Ezra Klein Show

"I'm going to try my hand at prophecy today, ladies and gentlemen," JD Vance announces in the archival footage. The Ezra Klein Show then cuts back to a prediction Michelle Goldberg says did not survive the campaign.

Vance had forecast that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff would present himself as a Trump ally, including by embracing the Working Families Tax Cut. Instead, Goldberg and Ezra Klein describe a winning campaign built around direct confrontation with the president and Republican opponent Mike Collins.

The Short drew nearly 120,000 views in half a day, already several times the channel's usual full-day audience for that format.

Its point is more specific than a failed forecast. Goldberg argues that Ossoff projected confidence in debates and gave expression to public outrage over Trump's governing style. Klein focuses on Ossoff's attacks on corruption, arguing that the issue offered a major political vulnerability. Footage of Ossoff speaking onstage supplies an example of the forceful rhetoric they are discussing.

The excerpt comes from "How the Democrats Did It | The Ezra Klein Show," Klein's longer post-election conversation with Goldberg. That episode examines how different Democratic candidates won with different campaigns. Its Georgia section moves from Ossoff's victory to how he connected his corruption argument to voters, then to the speaking style that helped carry it.

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