As we told you earlier, Dem Conor Lamb looks to be the “apparent winner” in the special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional district.
Lamb’s win in a ruby-red district, however, was no shock to reporter Salena Zito:
I've been preaching for years Democrats need this kind of candidate @ConorLambPA he did it. #pa18 pic.twitter.com/6dkPRfZayQ
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) March 14, 2018
We’re already seeing the pundit class preach that this obviously means the GOP is in disarray:
A few other seats that are less Republican than PA-18: OK-5, FL-3, TX-6, OH-2, VA-7.
And 114 more.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 14, 2018
And since President Trump campaigned for Saccone, add that to the narrative:
Well, it's not gonna be Saccone by 20….or even 10, so the results raise more questions abouit Trump in the midterms. https://t.co/haPII6lXOB
— Stuart Rothenberg (@StuPolitics) March 14, 2018
But not so fast…
Zito is also cautioning that the union vote in the PA-18 makes the district pretty unique and these voters still “LOVE Trump”:
The story is the union family vote-LOVE Trump-wary of Saccone (right to work) unique to #pa18 + GOP has not yet "got" new populist coalition https://t.co/Yripp2bHwL
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) March 14, 2018
And if anyone would know what’s going on in the PA-18, it’s Zito:
I've been saying all week that this race was a jump ball. I kinda know my home district #pa18 pic.twitter.com/RHxrm3poz9
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) March 14, 2018
How’s that for some ice cold water splashed all over the Dem narrative?
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Related:
UPDATE on #PA18: Dem Conor Lamb 'apparent winner' with 677 vote lead https://t.co/p3wXDsM1BU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 14, 2018
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