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PA-18 special election

#1 Post by Pastor Fireball » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:25 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ction.html

Conor Lamb (D) - 105,473
Rick Saccone (R) - 104,678
97% reporting as of 10:20 PM EDT

No way this is not going to a recount.
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Re: PA-18 special election

#2 Post by Bob78164 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:49 pm

Pastor Fireball wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ction.html

Conor Lamb (D) - 105,473
Rick Saccone (R) - 104,678
97% reporting as of 10:20 PM EDT

No way this is not going to a recount.
With all precincts reporting: Lamb has 113,111, Saccone has 112,532, and Miller has 1372. --Bob
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Re: PA-18 special election

#3 Post by Pastor Fireball » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:10 am

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Pastor Fireball wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ction.html

Conor Lamb (D) - 105,473
Rick Saccone (R) - 104,678
97% reporting as of 10:20 PM EDT

No way this is not going to a recount.
With all precincts reporting: Lamb has 113,111, Saccone has 112,532, and Miller has 1372. --Bob
That Libertarian might have given the entire race to Lamb. Again, there will certainly be recounts and court fights.

Let us also not lose sight of the fact that the 18th District will have new voters in November, as a result of the court's redistricting last month. Even if Lamb is certified the winner of this race, this area will become the new 14th District, which will shed southern Allegheny County and take in the heavily Republican Fayette County.
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Re: PA-18 special election

#4 Post by silverscreenselect » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:09 am

Pastor Fireball wrote: Let us also not lose sight of the fact that the 18th District will have new voters in November, as a result of the court's redistricting last month. Even if Lamb is certified the winner of this race, this area will become the new 14th District, which will shed southern Allegheny County and take in the heavily Republican Fayette County.
My understanding is that Lamb will probably run in the neighboring district (the 17th?), which will take in the Allegheny County voters and be considerably less Republican skewing. The current representative in that district will probably run in the 18th.

The current 18th district went for Trump by nearly 20 points, and the Democrats didn't even contest the House seat against former Rep. Tim Murphy (who resigned after a sex scandal). Saccone was a weak candidate, but he isn't a child molester like Roy Moore. Even a last minute appearance by Donald Trump, millions in outside PAC money, constant attempts to bring in Nancy Pelosi, and the supposed "magic bullet" tax cuts that would give every Republican candidate a huge boost, Lamb won.

There are somewhere between 110 and 120 districts (I heard varying numbers last night) currently represented by Republicans that have less of a Republican skew than the 18th. If the Democrats win even one-third of them, they retake the House easily.
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Re: PA-18 special election

#5 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:55 am

NBC News has called Lamb the probable winner.

There probably aren't enough absentee and provisional votes outstanding at this point for Saccone to make up the difference even if they all went to him. And a recount would be a joke because almost all ballots in this district were cast electronically.

Congratulations, Rep.-elect Lamb! --Bob
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#6 Post by Pastor Fireball » Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:08 am

silverscreenselect wrote:
Pastor Fireball wrote: Let us also not lose sight of the fact that the 18th District will have new voters in November, as a result of the court's redistricting last month. Even if Lamb is certified the winner of this race, this area will become the new 14th District, which will shed southern Allegheny County and take in the heavily Republican Fayette County.
My understanding is that Lamb will probably run in the neighboring district (the 17th?), which will take in the Allegheny County voters and be considerably less Republican skewing. The current representative in that district will probably run in the 18th.
If Lamb actually lives in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), then he would definitely run in the new 17th District against incumbent Republican Keith Rothfus, who represents most of this area in his old 12th District. Rothfus's district has gone from R+9 to R+3, so it would be a hotly contested race in November regardless.

The old 18th District (new 14th District) has no sitting representative. Saccone actually lives in Allegheny County, so he would certainly not run in either of Pittsburgh's districts. He could move across the county line to run in the new 14th District, if he wanted.
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Re: PA-18 special election

#7 Post by bazodee » Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:56 am

Pastor Fireball wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ction.html

Conor Lamb (D) - 105,473
Rick Saccone (R) - 104,678
97% reporting as of 10:20 PM EDT

No way this is not going to a recount.
My understanding is there is no provision for an automatic recount in federal House races in Pennsylvania. A candidate requesting a recount would need to pay for it.

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#8 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:29 am

Pastor Fireball wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:
Pastor Fireball wrote: Let us also not lose sight of the fact that the 18th District will have new voters in November, as a result of the court's redistricting last month. Even if Lamb is certified the winner of this race, this area will become the new 14th District, which will shed southern Allegheny County and take in the heavily Republican Fayette County.
My understanding is that Lamb will probably run in the neighboring district (the 17th?), which will take in the Allegheny County voters and be considerably less Republican skewing. The current representative in that district will probably run in the 18th.
If Lamb actually lives in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), then he would definitely run in the new 17th District against incumbent Republican Keith Rothfus, who represents most of this area in his old 12th District. Rothfus's district has gone from R+9 to R+3, so it would be a hotly contested race in November regardless.

The new 18th District has no sitting representative. Saccone actually lives in Allegheny County, so he would certainly not run in either of Pittsburgh's districts. He could move across the county line to run in the new 14th District, if he wanted.
In PA, my understanding is that there is no requirement you live in the district you represent. I have a feeling both Lamb and Saccone, not to mention their respective parties, will study the election results carefully before deciding whether to run and in what district.
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#9 Post by Vandal » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:33 am

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#10 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:54 am

mrkelley23 wrote:
Pastor Fireball wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:
My understanding is that Lamb will probably run in the neighboring district (the 17th?), which will take in the Allegheny County voters and be considerably less Republican skewing. The current representative in that district will probably run in the 18th.
If Lamb actually lives in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), then he would definitely run in the new 17th District against incumbent Republican Keith Rothfus, who represents most of this area in his old 12th District. Rothfus's district has gone from R+9 to R+3, so it would be a hotly contested race in November regardless.

The new 18th District has no sitting representative. Saccone actually lives in Allegheny County, so he would certainly not run in either of Pittsburgh's districts. He could move across the county line to run in the new 14th District, if he wanted.
In PA, my understanding is that there is no requirement you live in the district you represent. I have a feeling both Lamb and Saccone, not to mention their respective parties, will study the election results carefully before deciding whether to run and in what district.
You're correct, and that's not limited to Pennsylvania. The Constitution merely says that a candidate must live somewhere in the state he or she represents, and in the term limit cases the Supreme Court has held that states cannot add additional qualifications to those set forth in the Constitution.

You may recall that Republicans made an issue of the fact that at the time of his candidacy, Jon Ossoff lived just outside the District he sought to represent. --Bob
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#11 Post by silverscreenselect » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:58 am

mrkelley23 wrote: In PA, my understanding is that there is no requirement you live in the district you represent. I have a feeling both Lamb and Saccone, not to mention their respective parties, will study the election results carefully before deciding whether to run and in what district.
I doubt you're going to see Saccone running for anything again. He's being made the scapegoat for the poor showing in the district, and I have a feeling he won't get much party support for anything else he runs for.

The spin is that Lamb was going to win big because Saccone was a poor candidate, and Trump came in and almost pulled it out. This would be like Alabama coming from two touchdowns behind late in the game against Tulane only to lose on a missed extra point and then pat themselves on the back and blame the loss on the kicker.
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#13 Post by Pastor Fireball » Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:09 am

It has been confirmed that Lamb lives in Mt. Lebanon, which is in the new 17th District. Regardless of the recount results, Lamb has already stated that he is petitioning to run against Rothfus in November.
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#14 Post by Bob78164 » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:42 pm

Pastor Fireball wrote:It has been confirmed that Lamb lives in Mt. Lebanon, which is in the new 17th District. Regardless of the recount results, Lamb has already stated that he is petitioning to run against Rothfus in November.
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#15 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:51 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Pastor Fireball wrote:It has been confirmed that Lamb lives in Mt. Lebanon, which is in the new 17th District. Regardless of the recount results, Lamb has already stated that he is petitioning to run against Rothfus in November.
Cook Political Report now rates this race Leans Democratic, one of two such races in the country with a Republican incumbent. I haven't been able to locate the other. --Bob
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#16 Post by elwoodblues » Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:13 pm

flockofseagulls104 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:
Pastor Fireball wrote:It has been confirmed that Lamb lives in Mt. Lebanon, which is in the new 17th District. Regardless of the recount results, Lamb has already stated that he is petitioning to run against Rothfus in November.
Cook Political Report now rates this race Leans Democratic, one of two such races in the country with a Republican incumbent. I haven't been able to locate the other. --Bob
Hold everything... Jon Ossoff is getting into the race!
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#17 Post by jarnon » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:36 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Pastor Fireball wrote:It has been confirmed that Lamb lives in Mt. Lebanon, which is in the new 17th District. Regardless of the recount results, Lamb has already stated that he is petitioning to run against Rothfus in November.
Cook Political Report now rates this race Leans Democratic, one of two such races in the country with a Republican incumbent. I haven't been able to locate the other. --Bob
According to the Cook Political Report and other websites, it's the 10th District in Virginia, where Congresswoman Barbara Comstock is trailing by 10 points.

This district was traditionally Republican but is now mostly Democratic. There are a number of districts like that in the Philadelphia area, but hardly any of their incumbents are running this time.
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#18 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:36 am

elwoodblues wrote:
flockofseagulls104 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:Cook Political Report now rates this race Leans Democratic, one of teewo such races in the country with a Republican incumbent. I e seen of her she doesn't haven't been able to locate the other. --Bob
Hold everything... Jon Ossoff is getting into the race!
Seriously, what is your problem?
What is MY problem? I think the people whose lives hang in the balance for any election that may somehow swing their way and elevate their candidate to sainthood might have the actual problem. I think it's funny.
Ocasio-Cortez is their newest messiah. From what I've seen of her she couldn't tell the difference between Syria and celery.
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#19 Post by silverscreenselect » Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:58 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote: From what I've seen of her she couldn't tell the difference between Syria and celery.
Whereas Donald Trump impresses everyone with his erudition every time he opens his mouth or issues a Tweet.
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silverscreenselect wrote:
flockofseagulls104 wrote: From what I've seen of her she couldn't tell the difference between Syria and celery.
Whereas Donald Trump impresses everyone with his erudition every time he opens his mouth or issues a Tweet.
Just where did you get the idea that I was defending trump? Have you missed the dozens of posts I've made saying he is his own worst enemy when it comes to communication? Trump is the republican version of Ocasio-Cortez, but at least he is not a socialist. If you're going to comment on every post I make, I don't think it's too much to ask that you read them first. And try and retain them. You need to see someone about your case of TDS.
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#21 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:00 am

You know, instead of using EVERYTHING as a springboard to insult trump, why don't you defend Ocasio-Cortez? Tell me how she's earned her sainthood?
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#22 Post by silverscreenselect » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:25 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote: Trump is the republican version of Ocasio-Cortez, but at least he is not a socialist.
Sounds like Ocasio-Cortez has gotten Republicans uncomfortable...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-f ... ortez-trap
Over the weekend, the self-described “conservative” writer [WSJ reporter Virginia] Kruta attended a rally in St. Louis at which Ocasio-Cortez stumped for Cori Bush, the woman who aims this week to unseat seven-term incumbent William “Lacy” Clay Jr. in a Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st congressional district.

Kruta told the Fox & Friends hosts that she went to the rally to “see what the fuss was about” and “why the message was resonating.” Asked why voters might be drawn to a Democratic Socialist message, she added, “They talk about things that everybody wants, especially if you’re a parent. They talk about education for your kids, health care for your kids, the things that you want.” In her article for The Daily Caller, she wrote that she could see “how easy it would be, as someone who has struggled to make ends meet, to accept the idea that a ‘living wage’ was a human right.”

Co-host Ainsley Earhardt wanted to know how this made Kruta feel, “as a conservative,” asking, “Were you angry? Were you more drawn to that?”

“I was mostly uncomfortable, because I was surrounded by a group of people who were talking about how they had gotten involved because they were tired of being angry all the time. It seems like so much effort to be angry about everything, instead of to focus on what you could do to change it.”
She sounds smart enough to get the best of a Wall Street Journal reporter. You may disagree with her platform, but she's outlined a pretty comprehensive list of proposals that obviously are resonating with a lot of people who are tired of Republican guff. She may not be an accomplished public speaker, but she's also a 28-year-old who was working at Trader Joe's a year ago, and smoothness will come with more experience at public speaking.

You have complained time and time again that Democrats don't stand for anything except being anti-Trump (which isn't true), and now when someone does come forward with a platform that's a lot more comprehensive that anything Trump's said in his two years in office, you can't stand that either.
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#23 Post by wbtravis007 » Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:09 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote:
elwoodblues wrote:
flockofseagulls104 wrote: Hold everything... Jon Ossoff is getting into the race!
Seriously, what is your problem?
What is MY problem? I think the people whose lives hang in the balance for any election that may somehow swing their way and elevate their candidate to sainthood might have the actual problem. I think it's funny.
Ocasio-Cortez is their newest messiah. From what I've seen of her she couldn't tell the difference between Syria and celery.
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#24 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:15 am

silverscreenselect wrote:
flockofseagulls104 wrote: Trump is the republican version of Ocasio-Cortez, but at least he is not a socialist.
Sounds like Ocasio-Cortez has gotten Republicans uncomfortable...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-f ... ortez-trap
Over the weekend, the self-described “conservative” writer [WSJ reporter Virginia] Kruta attended a rally in St. Louis at which Ocasio-Cortez stumped for Cori Bush, the woman who aims this week to unseat seven-term incumbent William “Lacy” Clay Jr. in a Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st congressional district.

Kruta told the Fox & Friends hosts that she went to the rally to “see what the fuss was about” and “why the message was resonating.” Asked why voters might be drawn to a Democratic Socialist message, she added, “They talk about things that everybody wants, especially if you’re a parent. They talk about education for your kids, health care for your kids, the things that you want.” In her article for The Daily Caller, she wrote that she could see “how easy it would be, as someone who has struggled to make ends meet, to accept the idea that a ‘living wage’ was a human right.”

Co-host Ainsley Earhardt wanted to know how this made Kruta feel, “as a conservative,” asking, “Were you angry? Were you more drawn to that?”

“I was mostly uncomfortable, because I was surrounded by a group of people who were talking about how they had gotten involved because they were tired of being angry all the time. It seems like so much effort to be angry about everything, instead of to focus on what you could do to change it.”
She sounds smart enough to get the best of a Wall Street Journal reporter. You may disagree with her platform, but she's outlined a pretty comprehensive list of proposals that obviously are resonating with a lot of people who are tired of Republican guff. She may not be an accomplished public speaker, but she's also a 28-year-old who was working at Trader Joe's a year ago, and smoothness will come with more experience at public speaking.

You have complained time and time again that Democrats don't stand for anything except being anti-Trump (which isn't true), and now when someone does come forward with a platform that's a lot more comprehensive that anything Trump's said in his two years in office, you can't stand that either.
She is clueless about the world. She is a product of liberal indoctrination. "Make America Venezuela!"
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#25 Post by silverscreenselect » Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:42 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote: "Make America Venezuela!"
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