PA-18 Special Election - Lamb by a nose

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I would agree on not investing too much emotional energy but it's worth keeping an eye on due to Republicans quickly and forcefully injecting themselves into this election. Might not be because this seat is vulnerable, or maybe it is, but it could be to try to halt movement against them elsewhere outside this district.

It's also possible that they want a big win considering their embarrassing string of losses since Virginia. A good margin for Saccone could be trumpeted by the GOP as counter-evidence to the wave.

Literally nobody will care about this besides this forum and Politico columnists though.

Potential Big Donors might care though....

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I would agree on not investing too much emotional energy but it's worth keeping an eye on due to Republicans quickly and forcefully injecting themselves into this election. Might not be because this seat is vulnerable, or maybe it is, but it could be to try to halt movement against them elsewhere outside this district.

It's also possible that they want a big win considering their embarrassing string of losses since Virginia. A good margin for Saccone could be trumpeted by the GOP as counter-evidence to the wave.

Literally nobody will care about this besides this forum and Politico columnists though.

Potential Big Donors might care though....

Maybe but Republicans will always have their precious donors either way, so moot point.

They don't believe they'll always have them though, that's the thing. Part of why they were able to muscle through tax reform was they told legislators that big donors would abandon the party if tax reform didn't pass

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

It's interesting. He's going on the offensive against Pelosi in that ad. If Democrats win a narrow majority, then I suppose Pelosi will *have* to go, no? Too many Democrats will have made this pledge.

Only Lamb, Ojeda, and Paul Davis have made the pledge to my knowledge. Only one who might be part of a narrow majority is Davis. Lamb and Ojeda would only win in Nov. '18 on a night where Dems are winning 250+ seats.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Newest CLF ad up, it seems the GOP has decided to quit it with the Sheep references:

https://youtu.be/0KTO83fyz_M

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Com'on Lamb!!! You can do it!!!!

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Don't have the link but Lamb has came out against any further gun control

He has to to have any hope of winning this seat.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Trump might cancel his visit.

I thought he already did.

He was going to visit twice. He canceled the one that was supposed to be on 2/21, officially because of the Florida shooting, but obviously there was a deeper real reasoning. This is talking about the visit currently planned for 3/10.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This *may* be the end for Lamb...ugh: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/11/pittsburgh-paper-backs-republican-in-house-race-warning-of-impeachment-distraction-if-democrats-win/

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Conor Lamb (D-PA18 and 17)

Seeing that in your signature made me wonder: what if the same person could represent more than one district at the same time?  Indeed, is there any reason this wouldn't be legal already?  A representative doesn't have to reside within their district.  So in theory, an extremely popular figure might run for two (or more!) districts in the same vicinity in the same election, win more than one, and have more than one vote in the House, one for each district represented.

Don't most states prohibit being on the ballot for multiple offices, unless one of them is President or Vice President?

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

WULFRIC PROJECTION: LAMB APPARENT WINNER

CANDIDATE   PARTY   VOTES   PCT.   
Conor Lamb
Democrat
111,875   49.9%   
Rick Saccone
Republican
111,028   49.5   
Drew Miller
Libertarian
1,351   0.6   
224,254 votes, 99% reporting (591 of 593 precincts)