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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/17/1537129/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Live-Digest-6-17?_=2016-06-17T11:26:11.387-07:00#update-1466192456000
One of the strangest little sagas of 2016 has reached a climax: Tea partier Art Halvorson, who narrowly lost challenge to Rep. Bill Shuster in the Republican primary, has now been declared the winner of the Democratic primary, thanks to the magic of (apparently unsolicited) write-in votes and absence of any actual Democrat who filed to run in this dark red district. Halvorson says he hasn't yet decided whether to accept the nomination and doesn't have any timetable for making up his mind, but it's not inconceivable that he could put another serious scare into Shuster if he did run.
While it would be an odd sight to see, Halvorson could win if he once again fires up conservatives (Shuster beat him by just 1 percent in April) while also pulling in votes from Democrats who show up for the presidential race and, while they're at it, vote a straight ticket without even knowing who Halvorson is. Halvorson has said previously that should he prevail, he'd caucus with the Republicans, so whatever happens, it really wouldn't make much difference either way.
