Sources close to White House: Saccone was a "weak candidate" who decided to "run scared"

[DonViejo]

March 14, 2018 11:57am EDT

From CNN’s Jim Acosta

The White House blame game begins.

After millions spent in PA-18 and the President’s weekend rally in Pittsburgh, last night represented a clear warning shot to the Republican party.

Two sources close to White House are blaming state Rep. Rick Saccone for his performance in PA-18 and putting some distance between him and Trump.

The “GOP does not view (the race) as a referendum on Trump. Rather a weak candidate,” one source said. “Candidates either run hard or run scared. It was obvious that Saccone decided to run scared,” said another.

The White House is not officially commenting for now.

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[octoberlib]

1. And he had a pornstache.

Seriously, they've been saying this.

[muntrv]

2. Like Ed Gillespie in Virginia last November?

[underpants]

3. Saccone THIS Trump!

I've been waiting to use that line.

[world wide wally]

4. And he had to defend the loser in the White House

[bearsfootball516]

5. Lol here we go again!

Gillespie loses: He didn't embrace Trump enough!

Moore (Embraces Trump) loses: He was a pedophile and wasn't endorsed by Trump!

Saccone (Embraces Trump hard, Trump endorses and campaigns for him) loses: Weak candidate!

[Iliyah]

6. In other words, Saccone wasn't vicious enough.

[gratuitous]

7. They're not going to blame themselves

Introspection isn't really something Republicans do.

[Wednesdays]

8. There's gonna have to be a lot of room under the tRump bus this fall