{"id":21785,"date":"2026-06-13T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/young-telegenic-and-tough-on-trump-could-ossoff-be-the-new-obama\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T15:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:37:56","slug":"young-telegenic-and-tough-on-trump-could-ossoff-be-the-new-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/young-telegenic-and-tough-on-trump-could-ossoff-be-the-new-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"Young, telegenic and tough on Trump, could Ossoff be the new Obama?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T09:00:00+10:00\">June 13, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 9:00am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>In a flashback episode of Aaron Sorkin&rsquo;s <em>The West Wing<\/em>, Leo McGarry and Josh Lyman travel to the state of New Hampshire to listen to then governor Jed Bartlet speak to a tiny crowd in a restaurant basement as he prepares to run for president.<\/p>\n<p>Today, in the world of 24\/7 news, the stage for presidential wannabes is much bigger. And if one were searching for a potential Democratic candidate who stood out from the pack, one might easily travel to Atlanta, Georgia, to seek out Jon Ossoff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Georgia senator Jon Ossoff, 39, has drawn comparisons to former president Barack Obama for his oratory.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1fcaef2bdf8451e1a2f631ee5348e84add41df8f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Georgia senator Jon Ossoff, 39, has drawn comparisons to former president Barack Obama for his oratory.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 39-year-old Peach State senator put himself on the map recently with a blistering speech about US President Donald Trump, corruption and American democracy as he campaigns to retain his Senate seat &ndash; the only Democratic senator up for re-election in a state that Trump won in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He has already drawn comparisons to former president Barack Obama for his oratory &ndash; though some argue that is overstated &ndash; and for being a young senator who could emerge as an alternative to the crop of more established contenders, should he choose to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>&ldquo;He has impressed a lot of people with his approach,&rdquo; says Alan Abramowitz, a political scientist and author at Emory University in Georgia, &ldquo;which is basically combining a relatively modern ideological stance with a very tough approach to dealing with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s putting a big emphasis on the corruption aspect, and I think that&rsquo;s something I would expect a lot of Democratic candidates pick up on this fall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The partisan crowd at the Tabernacle in downtown Atlanta went wild for Ossoff&rsquo;s speech last Monday night, but clips of it ricocheted around the country. Two in particular garnered attention on social and traditional media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Ossoff highlighted Trump&rsquo;s increasingly manic posting on social media, which, that weekend, had included 52 posts and reposts within six hours &ndash; including an AI image that featured his face carved into Mount Rushmore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>&ldquo;When not posting, he&rsquo;s been trying to rob us,&rdquo; Ossoff said. &ldquo;He sued the US government he commands for $US10 billion [$14 billion]. Then he settled the suit with himself to create a $US1.8 billion slush fund so he can cut cheques to cronies and January 6 foot soldiers. Donald Trump&rsquo;s brownshirts. He pardoned them, and now he wants you to pay them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s trying to put his face on the money, did you see that? He&rsquo;s building a monument to himself. He&rsquo;s doing these things now because no one will honour him when he&rsquo;s gone. Because he&rsquo;s a failed president and a national disgrace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia (left), and Ossoff during a campaign event at The Tabernacle in Atlanta last month.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/621fadd3aad2b1c02d8dc44d938ef79e75a4a298 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia (left), and Ossoff during a campaign event at The Tabernacle in Atlanta last month.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats trashing Trump is hardly new. California Governor Gavin Newsom, probably the leading contender for the Democratic nomination if the vote were held today, has led the charge by using Trump&rsquo;s own rhetoric against him. But for many supporters &ndash; or independents who dislike Trump &ndash; no one has yet cut through.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a sense among a lot of Democratic voters, they don&rsquo;t feel like their party&rsquo;s leaders have stood up to Trump enough,&rdquo; says Abramowitz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"41\">\n<p>&ldquo;In some ways it&rsquo;s unfair. It reflects a lack of understanding of the limitations that Democratic leaders in the House and Senate face right now in terms of their ability to actually oppose Trump, being in minority in both chambers. So I think when someone like Ossoff gives a speech like that, a lot of Democratic voters heard it and say, &lsquo;Oh, that&rsquo;s what we want, more of that.&rsquo; &rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Much of that disappointment is directed at the Democrats&rsquo; 75-year-old Senate leader Chuck Schumer, and to a lesser extent Hakeem Jeffries, 55, in the House. After a decade of federal politics dominated by ageing leaders &ndash; Trump, Joe Biden and Trump again, along with figures such as Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi &ndash; Ossoff looks and sounds like a breath of fresh air. &ldquo;That definitely helps,&rdquo; says Abramowitz.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Georgia is seen as a must-win for Democrats if they are to have any path towards retaking the Senate in November&rsquo;s midterm elections.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/203c9542b28c8b17b103e128bcea5f806934c06c 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Georgia is seen as a must-win for Democrats if they are to have any path towards retaking the Senate in November&rsquo;s midterm elections.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It also helps that Ossoff is telegenic. And in a speculative field that appears to be heavy on white men (Newsom, Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Josh Shapiro, Kentucky&rsquo;s Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Rahm Emanuel among them), Ossoff is a white man from the south &ndash; a successful combination for the Democrats in Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone seems to think he&rsquo;s very compelling,&rdquo; says Ira Shapiro, a former Senate staffer and former trade ambassador in the Clinton administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27.224199288256\">\n<p>&ldquo;The way he speaks and comes across on TV has really distinguished him from some of the others. He&rsquo;s also frankly a great age to potentially appeal to Democrats who are looking for a new generation of leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7479%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_315%2C$y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7479%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_315%2C$y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7479%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_315%2C$y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7479%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_315%2C$y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.7479,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_315,%24y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7479%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_315%2C$y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7479%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_315%2C$y_25\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5c5f2fb81406b591ca75ab82472b9c0941d5a7a0 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ossoff&rsquo;s age profile, manner and rhetorical skill have earned him comparisons to Obama, who came to national prominence in 2004 with a famous speech at the Democratic National Convention, preceding his meteoric rise through the US Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Abramowitz says such comparisons are unfounded, especially as Obama became the first African American president &ndash; although he notes that Ossoff would be the first Jewish one. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s not going to be another Obama. Obama was a unique political talent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ossoff has another asset, should he choose to run: he is from Georgia, a crucial swing state and one the Democrats have in their must-win column to carry the White House in 2028. His mother, Heather Fenton, was born and raised in Sydney before moving to the US at the age of 23 and settling in the Atlanta area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29.283018867925\">\n<p>&ldquo;Georgia is one of the states that a Democrat would not necessarily have to carry to win the presidency, but it would also make it a lot easier,&rdquo; says Abramowitz. &ldquo;If a Democrat carries Georgia in the presidential election, they are very likely to win the election. He [Ossoff] would be a strong candidate in North Carolina as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Editor&rsquo;s pick<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8324%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_644%2C$y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8324%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_644%2C$y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8324%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_644%2C$y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8324%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_644%2C$y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Australia&rsquo;s ambassador to the US, Greg Moriarty in a formal ceremony to present his credentials to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last month.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.8324,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_644,%24y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8324%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_644%2C$y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8324%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_644%2C$y_45\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4f4d310479c5892f8f0b8cf016c5e5d8bc599efbb19c7c96f75aff30077077b1 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The primary calendar looks different now to the era of <em>The West Wing<\/em>, when the road began in Iowa and New Hampshire. Under Biden, the kick-off state became South Carolina, and there is a push within the Democrats to begin the process in the south again.<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, there will probably be a group of southern primaries held together. &ldquo;If that happens early, if he were to do well in that, that could be a boost,&rdquo; Abramowitz says.<\/p>\n<p>He and Shapiro both stress that it is too soon to seriously consider who might hold a strategic advantage in the primary race. While Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are clear favourites for the Republicans, the Democrats are likely to have a wide field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"16.345945945946\">\n<p>&ldquo;The people who are down on the Democrats have very good reasons to be, given a couple of serious policy failures and the failure to stop president Biden from seeking a second term. That was a terrible failure of the party,&rdquo; Shapiro says.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One thing about our campaigns is political competition will produce the next nominee, and it will be an extraordinarily talented person who emerges from it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world.<\/i> <i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Koziol\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span>Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. 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