An upset, yes, but a short victory lap for Democrat Lamb in Pennsylvania
By Charlie Gerow, opinion contributor — 03/14/18 11:30 AM EDT
Several talking heads referred to “March Madness†to describe the tens of millions of dollars spent to win a congressional seat that won’t be on the ballot in the May 22 Pennsylvania primary.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Conor Lamb, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, made a calculated decision to declare victory.
His move came on the heels of Allegheny County’s absentee ballots, taking the race from a scant 95-vote margin to a seemingly insurmountable one.
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