Charles Krauthammer on media coverage of special elections in a Trump presidency. Krauthammer said if Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate, wins in Georgia it will be called a "referendum on Trump." But if the Republicans retain the seat, according to Krauthammer, you will see a bunch of headlines that say it's a race "that doesn't mean anything." Ossoff is running against Karen Handel to represent the 6th Congressional District in Georgia in the House.



"A lot will be read into it but that's because there's a lot of dead air time," Krauthammer concluded.





BRET BAIER: Charles, what about the importance of these events? We've seen them blown up before about how important it is and then if the Republican wins, often they will, it's no big deal. I feel like tonight is a little different.



CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: These things are 90% hype. They're generally not predictive. In 2010, there was no indication that you'd have a Republican sweep, as you did in 2010. But I can't predict who's going to win, but I can predict with absolute certainty what the headlines are going to be.



If the Democrat wins, the headlines are going to be "a referendum on Trump." Guaranteed. If he loses, the headlines will be "in a race that doesn't mean anything," "in a special election with special circumstances," "turnout problematic," etcetera.



They'll say that of course, the Republicans won the seat of Tom Price by 23 points last time so what do you expect? So this is how it's going to be played. Everybody is waiting. If there is a stumble by the Republicans it will be hyped from here to Sunday.



But I really think these special elections are very special. Where else are you going to pour in $25 million into a House race? That's rather insane. And the 2018 elections are more than a year away, a year and a quarter away. So, a lot will be read into it but that's because there's a lot of dead air time.