I don't know that Saccone was such a bad candidate. The anti-gun, pro-abortion, anti-Israel Lamb pretended he was just the opposite of what he truly is. In other words, Lamb ran as a moderate, even though his views are solidly leftist. I guess people in PA were too lazy to find out the truth about him.
Thought provoking post as usual
@mountaineer . I don't understand it. Other than the fact Saccone was supported by Trump I think he makes a respectable candidate, and I agree the rat candidate is lying. It makes no sense to me, but it did make me think about another recent race.
Trump ran as a conservative, even though his views are solidly moderate/populist. I don't think people were too lazy to find out the truth about him, the facts were self evident to anyone who watched Trump and heard him. I think they actively discounted all the warnings and focused on what they wanted to believe was the truth.
@Hoodat surmised down thread "the Party didn't care. Bottom line - the Democrats wanted this win more than the GOP, and they worked harder to win it." I agree. This election had bragging rights and little else to offer. By winning the democrats are sure to get a boost in fundraising. An issue that plagued the democrats last year. One of the big stories of 2017 was the democrats lack luster fundraising. Today things look different.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/10/democrats-senate-fundraising-2018-402087Democrats dominating Senate fundraising battle
Nine of the 10 Democrats up for reelection in Trump states raised $1 million. None of their GOP opponents hit that mark.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/05/2018-fundraising-democrats-republicans-389868Panic time: Democratic cash swamps House Republicans
The latest fundraising figures have been released, and the results are grim for Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/politics/dccc-online-fundraising-50-million/index.htmlDCCC tops $50 million in online fundraising for 2018 midterms
Why did the GOP not care about this race? Perhaps they have plenty of money, and want to be the underdogs and win a squeeker? I don't know, just some thoughts rolling through my mind