Why Lamb's win matters

[no_hypocrisy]

A Democrat won in one of the most pro-Trump districts in the U.S.

He won back democrats who voted for Trump in 2016.

He won even with all that PAC money flowing in.

He won in a gerrymandered district favoring republicans.

He won even with Trump creating unnecessary tariffs to bribe voters to vote for him again via his surrogate candidate.

[phylny]

1. And, he won a close race without paper ballots.

It's fantastic!

[H2O Man]

2. Recommended.

Extremely important victory.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. One of the other reasons was noted in an AP article

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Lamb embraced Democratic orthodoxy on the new GOP tax law, hammering it as a giveaway to corporations at the future expense of Social Security, Medicare and the nation's fiscal security. And he embraces unions, highlighting Saccone's anti-labor record at the statehouse, which was a notable deviation from the retiring Murphy's status as a union-friendly Republican.

The AFL-CIO counts 87,000 voters from union households - around a fifth of the electorate.

http://6abc.com/politics/pa-house-race-too-close-to-call-lamb-claims-win/3212643/

[watoos]

4. This is the one I like

He won after Trump, Pence, and Jr. campaigned in the district.

What a blow to Trump's ego if Republicans start telling him, "don't come to my district."

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Joe Madison is saying this exact thing right now

[themaguffin]

11. and the GOP spent $10 MILLION to win this.

[Farmer-Rick]

35. And he won a pro Union town

After Trump tried to bribe them with tariff protections. Union members put country over jobs. Now Dems have to go back to supporting the unions.

[Wounded Bear]

21. IIRC, Trump didn't "go" to Alabama...

he held his rally across the border in Florida.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. It matters because Trump is a LOSER Tonight!

Burn it deep into your subconscious so you can do psyops on others who pick up the mantra.

TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER!

TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER!

TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER!

TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER! TRUMP IS A LOSER!

[The Wizard]

31. And weak too (NT)

[Stuart G]

7. k and r nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. Little Donnie will think Lamb won cuz he's

young and good looking... just like his Orangeness.

[mcar]

25. No, the Dotard said at his rally

that some say Lamb is good looking but I think I'm better looking than him.

[True Blue American]

9. No tweets this morning?

Guess Trump is busy fuming at Joe and CNN.

[NewJeffCT]

10. I'm waiting for Trump to tweet out

that he never supported Saccone who was a bad candidate.

[Chipper Chat]

13. I'm waiting for him to call Lamb's victory

"FAKE NEWS"

[IronLionZion]

12. And a reminder to Dem voters that every vote counts, don't stay home

Many Trump voters have gotten weary of the dipshit in chief and local elections are less partisan anyway.

And it's a reminder to our party to keep a bench of good candidates who can jump on an opportunity like this when there's an open seat. Republicans will always have scandals and resign in disgrace. It's in their nature. It's good to always be ready.

[rtracey]

14. not to be a wet rag

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I am NOT repeat NOT putting down ANY democrat who wins a victory for our country, but you asked why Lamb's win matters, well.... it wont matter unless we follow up... Its a fantastic start, but we need to keep going, keep active, keep pushing..... celebrate today, but back to work tomorrow.

[PCIntern]

16. The word is Democratic

my friend. The word “Democrat” used as an adjective is pejorative.

[ancianita]

17. Yes.

[rtracey]

19. thank you

Thank you, I think we get the idea.....

[lunatica]

23. If you click on edit you can correct the word. n/t

[llmart]

22. Agreed!

I was going to point that out too.

Words matter. Do NOT use repuke tactics they get straight from Faux News and Limbaugh.

[rtracey]

26. ok

ok now Rush and Fox will need to look someplace else.

[The Wizard]

32. And bad grammar

Democrat is a noun. Nouns do not modify other nouns as in "Democrat Party." This was started by Senator Joseph McCarthy when he was marginalizing Democrats as soft on communism.

[Farmer-Rick]

36. Yes, yes, yes

It's DemocratIC. Just like it is RepubliCON, CON, CON, CON.

I'm not a member of the DemoctRAT party. I'm a member of the Democratic Party. Rember proper English matters.

[MaryMagdaline]

15. Personal courage matters

It's thrilling to win ... it's even more thrilling to see a young candidate with the guts to run against all odds.

[PatrickforO]

18. You know what this proves?

It proves that no matter how much dark money parasites like the Koch brothers and the Mercers line up, we all still have a vote, and if we all use that vote in our best interest then we can begin taking back this republic.

[ollie10]

20. Lamb won because he was a candidate well suited for his district

Hopefully we will see what works in other districts as well.

[Old Enough 2]

24. Saccone Got it Wrong About Democrats

Saccone said Democrats hates God, Trump and America. The asshole got it wrong......God hates demagogues, thieves, liars and those who bring false witness against their fellow Americans.

[Johnny2X2X]

27. Don't forget the Russian bots came out

Lamb faced long odds. The bots were out, but not as much as they were for other elections.

Here's the thing, the GOP still cheated. This was a 4-5 point victory in the polls, the GOTV effort was great for Lamb. Shenanigans occurred, we just aren't paying attention because he still won.

The Reps have control of the voting machines and take 3-5 points with those (probably the amount they think they can get away with). They also suppress another few points of the vote. And the Russian fake news bots give them another couple points or more if fully deployed. Jerrymandering in this district was good for 10 points.

These are the odds the Dems face. We have to run a campaign good enough to win by 15-20 points if all things were equal, just to win by 600 votes. It is a totally rigged system, but the people can defeat it if we work hard enough. Take back control and pass laws protecting the right to vote, pass laws to redistrict fairly, and pass laws that help fight the Russian takeover of the US Political System.

The greatest weapon Dems have is the Orange Blob in the Oval Office, tie him around their necks and throw them into the ocean.

[rocktivity]

30. I've always considered an excess of 4 points to be a "cheatproof" margin

And now let's spin that DU oldie but goodie "Karl Rove's Election Night Meltdown!"

rocktivity

[Gothmog]

28. From the DCCC

Link to tweet

[George II]

33. I read that release about an hour ago - excellent points. What I appreciated the most was:

"..Conor ran a strong race that focused on Western Pennsylvania values...."

That's how to win elections - focus on the issues and values of the district, not those made up by people a thousand miles away.

[Cha]

39. Exactly George!

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[yallerdawg]

29. A 20% swing? A TWENTY% SWING!

[Cha]

38. We WON, yallerdawg!

Yay WE WON!!

[Gothmog]

34. There are 114 GOP-held seats more competitive than #pa18

Link to tweet

[Cha]

37. Right, I forgot about this!

"He won even with Trump creating unnecessary tariffs to bribe voters to vote for him again via his surrogate candidate."

Thank you, no hypocrisy!