Is the mustard off the trump hotdog? Republicans don't lose in this district.Trump won this district by 20 points, Romney by 17. Even a shit candidate like Saccone should have won this by 4-5 points. The RNC pump in over 10M to save face here. They knew there's a image here that could resonate, could set the table.
Lamb ran against the trump tax plan, he supported health care and labor, he wanted 2nd amendments reform, his stance on abortion was that "It's the law". Saccone message against Lamb was, "He hates the USA and he hates God", yup that was it. Even tying him to Pelosi didn't work.In the past, if you had a "R" next to your name here, you were in. So what happen?...My guess is that it's now the never trump party? In swing districts, I see a flip. Dem need 23 seats and they control the House. It's now possible.
And here's something that would freak out the republicans....Pelosi doesn't run for House Leader.
...this district has performed 11 points more Republican than the nation as a whole. The Cook Political Report determined that there are 119 Congressional districts that are LESS Republican-friendly than this one. The Dems only have to win 23 of these 119 districts to take control of the House.
http://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/conor-lamb-pennsylvania-special-election-analysis/index.html
On 2/1/18, GaG said the odds were 3-2 that the GOP would retain control of the House. He also said he would bet on the GOP to keep control of the House if he could get slightly better odds. Well GaG, after this election and Trump's continuous fuck-ups, the odds of the GOP keeping the House should have moved to at least 2-1 or 5-2 or maybe even 3-1. That's "slightly better" isn't it? Well GaG, will you put your money where your mouth is and bet on your party to keep the majority in the House?
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/politics-and-religion-39/i-had-already-conceded-the-house-to-the-dems-this-year-329054?page=
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Just because you think something "should have" happened doesn't make it true.
As for Lamb winning, I could honestly live with a lot more just like him. I don't mind him winning at all. He won in large part by putting as much distance between himself and Nancy Pelosi as possible, I'd love to see more Dems just like him.
And Pennsylvania, there's was talk that maybe, just maybe the dems can pick up 40 seats in the house. But it's still a ways. I do believe that the trump rally's have taken on a Old Vegas lounge act by Don Rickles at the Tropicana, they're getting old and getting stale.
But, it explains why Republicans may like him; angry old White man!
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Haven't they run out of excuses by now? Will probably revert to their standard reason; "Obama did it."
blah - blah - blah ......and for 8 years it was Bush's fault .
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