Wolf sets special US House election on general election day

[DonViejo]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer/AP




Updated: MAY 2, 2018 — 10:07 AM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania will fill the empty seat of resigned U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan in a special election on Nov. 6, the day of the general election.

Wednesday's announcement by Gov. Tom Wolf also will apply to the expected resignation of U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent.

That would leave a special election winner just two months in office before a successor picked in the general election takes over for a full two-year term in Congress.

Meehan and Dent, both Republicans, were facing a hostile electorate in 2018 in increasingly liberal eastern Pennsylvania districts.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/congressional/20180502_ap_bf6c6c17d4014d789756b329336b91b5.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I would hardly call the land of McMansions a liberal bastion

outrage in a moderate district maybe, but these places will be liberal when they give up luxury SUVs, bragging, and bottled water

[BumRushDaShow]

2. K&R

Those 2 seats Meehan's PA-7 (that will become PA-5) and Den'ts PA-15 (that will become PA-6) will go blue for 2019.