Why Conor Lamb won

[DeminPennswoods]

A pretty good article on how Lamb won as well as some interesting comments from local GOP strategists.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2018/03/17/conor-lamb-rick-saccone-special-election-tactics-coalition-labor-activists-moderates-congress-pennsylvania-special-election-district-18/stories/201803170101

[livetohike]

1. Good analysis. Those Saccone ads were cringe worthy

and immature. Just like Trump.

[DeminPennswoods]

2. About those animated Lamb/sheep ads

I laughed every time one ran despite knowing how ridiculous they were. They might not have been effective, but they were funny. I say this because Democrats, despite having, I suspect, far more humorists in their ranks than Rs do, don't use humor in their ads. Humor is an effective tool to make a point. One need look no further than The Daily Show, SNL, the opening monologues of Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon, Conan, etc. to know that.

[FakeNoose]

3. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed Rick Saccone

Now they're walking it back, just as I predicted. I'm certain the news editors would have endorsed Lamb but their bosses (the Block family) told them it had to be Saccone.

Ohwell, such is life in the Steel City.