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PA-18 makes it very clear that one size does not fit all (Original Post)
still_one
Mar 2018
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femmocrat
(28,394 posts)1. Indeed.
I was hearing the phrase "the right candidate for the district" a lot this morning. I hope this is the democrats' new strategy. It seems to be working!
ollie10
(2,091 posts)3. right you are!
If we had nominated a purist, we would be licking our wounds this morning.
still_one
(91,963 posts)4. That was basis of Howard Dean's 50 state strategy
Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)2. The only people saying that one size does fit all are the purists
and they're notoriously excellent at losing elections but are sadly hard to ignore. They're the squeaky wheels.
mcar
(42,210 posts)5. The right candidate for his district
It's a winning strategy.
Johnny2X2X
(18,745 posts)6. This doesn't have to mean our part is moving one inch to the right
Lamb is very liberal on many issues. He's slightly right on a few issues. The party has a big tent and candidates like Lamb have always been welcome. But he was a great candidate to win in this Jerrymandered district.
still_one
(91,963 posts)7. Lamb is a Moderate. A liberal would not win in his district. California is not the same as Alabama
or Wisconsin for that matter.