Lamb up 579 votes on Saccone in PA-18 with 100% precincts reporting [Archive]

baseline bum

03-13-2018, 10:59 PM

Absentee votes and provisionals not yet counted

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/13/us/elections/results-pennsylvania-house-special-election.html

DMX7

03-13-2018, 11:55 PM

Congrats to Connor! :toast

There will be a recount though so Saccone will get a few more days before Trump blasts him as weak on Twitter.

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 12:02 AM

Congrats to Connor! :toast

There will be a recount though so Saccone will get a few more days before Trump blasts him as weak on Twitter.

It ain't over, there are still absentee ballots from two counties where Saccone won. Saccone would likely have to win those at a higher rate than he did today's vote in those two counties, but 579 votes is hardly insurmountable.

Chris

03-14-2018, 12:16 AM

Lamb already declaring victory. Would be hi-larious if this turned out to be another "Dewey Defeats Truman."

Reck

03-14-2018, 12:56 AM

It ain't over, there are still absentee ballots from two counties where Saccone won. Saccone would likely have to win those at a higher rate than he did today's vote in those two counties, but 579 votes is hardly insurmountable.

Some dude on TV said he would have to not only perform better than Trump did but actually better it. Something like win 70% of the outstanding votes which stands around 1500 or so.

That was best case scenario for Saccone. Republicans were already playing games though not releasing data from Westmoreland.

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 01:59 AM

Some dude on TV said he would have to not only perform better than Trump did but actually better it. Something like win 70% of the outstanding votes which stands around 1500 or so.

That was best case scenario for Saccone. Republicans were already playing games though not releasing data from Westmoreland.

There are something like 1950 absentee votes in Washington County that Saccone has to win big in to have a chance.

Pavlov

03-14-2018, 02:35 AM

Win or lose, lol Dennison.

Reck

03-14-2018, 05:08 AM

There are something like 1950 absentee votes in Washington County that Saccone has to win big in to have a chance.

NBC is calling it for Lamb.

He actually won the absentee ballot in Washington county. Now up 641.

KenMcCoy

03-14-2018, 05:48 AM

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 06:43 AM

Not surprised it's so close. Lamb is a pretty conservative Democrat. (Personally) Pro life, pro 2a, pro-trump tarrifs. If there were more Dems like him (center-left) out there it wouldn't be a bad thing.

Trump won PA because he wasn't a true Republican...more center-right on lot of issues, like tarrifs, which most repubs don't support.

Aside from the tariffs the Dear Leader has basically governed as Ryan's lapdog, so he's pretty true Republican in actuality after running as something different.

Calling Lamb pretty conservative might be a stretch considering his support for organized labor and the ACA.

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 06:45 AM

NBC is calling it for Lamb.

He actually won the absentee ballot in Washington county. Now up 641.

LOL, a house district Trump won by 20 goes blue. :lmao

boutons_deux

03-14-2018, 06:46 AM

Repugs furiously, frantically trying to screw with ballot couting, as is their tradition

Lamb ran as a Dem with a Repug platform

So much Trash's winning

florige

03-14-2018, 06:59 AM

LOL, a house district Trump won by 20 goes blue. :lmao

I guess Trump's Lamb the sham slogan didn't go off like he had planned. Pretty sure Trump will come up with something blaming Saccone for being retarded or something.

boutons_deux

03-14-2018, 07:05 AM

Repugs saying Saccone was too establishment and had a porn mustache :lol

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 08:23 AM

Sounds like all that's left to count is 200 absentee ballots in Greene County as well as provisionals and military ballots. Sounds doubtful there are even 641 votes left to count.

KenMcCoy

03-14-2018, 10:21 AM

Aside from the tariffs the Dear Leader has basically governed as Ryan's lapdog, so he's pretty true Republican in actuality after running as something different. Calling Lamb pretty conservative might be a stretch considering his support for organized labor and the ACA.

Well, you might not think he's too conservative, but he's at least to the right of the current leaders of the Dem party. I think that's a good thing...might be willing to work accross the aisle in the eight months he'll hold the district.

boutons_deux

03-14-2018, 10:25 AM

Repugs dont work across the aisle, the other side of the aisle is illegitimate

Compromise is weak, unmanly

Dems are already center right and fully compromised by the oligarchy, just like the Repugs

Lamb is DINO

Reck

03-14-2018, 10:30 AM

Well, you might not think he's too conservative, but he's at least to the right of the current leaders of the Dem party. I think that's a good thing...might be willing to work accross the aisle in the eight months he'll hold the district.

The republicans have gone so far to the right they have force the rest of the country to go to the center left.

Virginia and Alabama and now this are prime examples. If the Bernie wing gets their way, same thing will happen to the democrats. You can’t be a purist and expect to win in ruby red states.

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 10:34 AM

Well, you might not think he's too conservative, but he's at least to the right of the current leaders of the Dem party. I think that's a good thing...might be willing to work accross the aisle in the eight months he'll hold the district.

Meh the GOP was nothing but obstructionists for eight years. They don't get to whine about bipartisanship now that they're in charge.

KenMcCoy

03-14-2018, 10:50 AM

I'm not whining...more hoping. Far right, and far left do no good for this country. I'm about here ideologically:

I-----------I--O--------I

baseline bum

03-14-2018, 11:14 AM

I'm not whining...more hoping. Far right, and far left do no good for this country. I'm about here ideologically:

I-----------I--O--------I

Sorry, I wasn't talking you specifically, but when I hear Paul Ryan talking about unity it makes me want to hurl.

Reck

03-14-2018, 11:36 AM

Sorry, I wasn't talking you specifically, but when I hear Paul Ryan talking about unity it makes me want to hurl.

Talking about that loser. He's spinning this loss as a one in a lifetime deal and how Lamb ran as a republican.

How fucking sad is that? :lol

Chucho

03-14-2018, 11:46 AM

I'm not whining...more hoping. Far right, and far left do no good for this country. I'm about here ideologically:

I-----------I--O--------I

Ken is easily the best poster in the Political Forum. Hands down.:bobo

spurraider21

03-14-2018, 01:05 PM

but saccone won more counties!

Brazil

03-14-2018, 01:27 PM

Before the election:

"He's a very competent person," Trump said. "He's a very hard worker. He knows things that many people don't know. He understands North Korea maybe better than anybody."
"This is a very extraordinary guy. We need him,"
After the election:

"GOP does not view (the race) as a referendum on Trump. Rather a weak candidate,"

boutons_deux

03-14-2018, 01:29 PM

but saccone won more counties!

... is why Repugs have plans to allot electoral votes, all or proportionally, by counties won, rather than by total vote count.

SpursforSix

03-14-2018, 01:31 PM

Splits

03-14-2018, 04:07 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYOBoptVQAI22Z8.jpg

KenMcCoy

03-14-2018, 04:53 PM

I really hadn't followed this PA Special Election very closely, but it's interesting that Lamb didn't have to go through a Primary to run. He never had to battle the far left. If the rest of the districts can stay center-left, then yes, republicans need to worry. Most will go through primaries and the farthest left will normally be chosen (along with the farthest right candidate)...in that case, I don't think the blue wave is as large as everyone thinks it is going to be.