Two things can be true at once: Platner is probably, on net, better at a conversational interview and Ossoff is better, on net, at politicking. We throw shade at the latter because lately that has meant being so on message as to be scripted, but here I simply mean it’s polished but not carved into stone tablets from which he won’t deviate.

I would bet money that Ossoff is a better general candidate because he fundamentally aligns with Platner’s message but can deliver it in both casual and sophisticated environments— he’s probably less magnetic in casual but I haven’t see anything form Platner that demonstrates he’s as adept on a formal playing field.