Lamb / Saccone too close to call
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:28 am
As of this writing Lamb is a few hundred votes ahead with a few thousand ballots to be counted. Still razor-thin, but guesstimates are that he will eek out a win. Whatever the outcome, the victor cannot proclaim a mandate.
But as a canary in a coal mine (cough, cough) this cannot portend well for the GOP nationally. This is Georgia north or the Mason-Dixon line, except the candidate was not an accused pedophile. Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2016. Even if Lamb loses, there can be small comfort to GOP congressional Reps from less red districts.
Also worth noting that this is a special election for a district that no longer exists, if the court-drawn districts hold up. Unless there is a reversal between now and November, Pennsylvania will used the court-drawn district lines, which will further erode the GOP's effectiveness.
But as a canary in a coal mine (cough, cough) this cannot portend well for the GOP nationally. This is Georgia north or the Mason-Dixon line, except the candidate was not an accused pedophile. Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2016. Even if Lamb loses, there can be small comfort to GOP congressional Reps from less red districts.
Also worth noting that this is a special election for a district that no longer exists, if the court-drawn districts hold up. Unless there is a reversal between now and November, Pennsylvania will used the court-drawn district lines, which will further erode the GOP's effectiveness.