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It shows us that Donald Trump is such a unique political figure, he has literally NO coattails. Not that he didn't help the sack of groceries Saccone with his rally....he surely did but fell short by 627 votes out of 228,378 ballots counted so far. And of course the GOP can always count on some Libertarian clown to snag enough votes to screw their candidate time after time...this time it was 1,379 votes....twice what Saccone needed. 
There are technically 70,000 more registered Democrats in the 18th Congressional District than Republicans, but many of those voters have been casting ballots for GOP candidates for years. Mikus, who has worked on Democratic campaigns in the state for years, said Lamb successfully proved himself an independent.
“It’s not so much a conservative district as it is an economic populist district,” said longtime Pennsylvania Democratic consultant Mike Mikus. “You don’t have to support the NRA down the line, but respect the right of people to own firearms ... and [be] someone that’s willing to stand up to the national party when they feel it’s in the interest of the
district or the region.”
So what does all this prove? Only that the Trump-Effect is limited to the candidate he's supporting as it should be. He can't drag a loser to victory.....half the voters love him but won't abide getting stuck with a lemon to represent them. This seat won't exist after November so the Rat party has another meaningless vote in the House until then...no worries. The real issue is they better have better than Saccone elsewhere to keep the House.
It’s official: Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset
There are technically 70,000 more registered Democrats in the 18th Congressional District than Republicans, but many of those voters have been casting ballots for GOP candidates for years. Mikus, who has worked on Democratic campaigns in the state for years, said Lamb successfully proved himself an independent.
“It’s not so much a conservative district as it is an economic populist district,” said longtime Pennsylvania Democratic consultant Mike Mikus. “You don’t have to support the NRA down the line, but respect the right of people to own firearms ... and [be] someone that’s willing to stand up to the national party when they feel it’s in the interest of the
district or the region.”
So what does all this prove? Only that the Trump-Effect is limited to the candidate he's supporting as it should be. He can't drag a loser to victory.....half the voters love him but won't abide getting stuck with a lemon to represent them. This seat won't exist after November so the Rat party has another meaningless vote in the House until then...no worries. The real issue is they better have better than Saccone elsewhere to keep the House.
It’s official: Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset
