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Trump Blamed for GOP Loss in Pennsylvania - Blue Wave Coming
[Dallas Morning News] With visions of a fall tidal wave spinning in their heads, Democrats spent Wednesday celebrating a win in a Pittsburgh-area congressional district that Donald Trump had carried by 20 points.However, The White House also insisted that Trump's personal involvement kept the race closer than it would have been. "The president's engagement in the race turned what was a deficit for the Republican candidate to what is essentially a tie," said principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah. "Also, the Democrat in the race really embraced the president's policies and his vision, whereas he didn't really embrace Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader." Lamb himself did not frame the race as a referendum on Trump. Unlike many of the Democrats seeking to topple Texas incumbents, he wasn't urging voters to "send a message." "I never really asked anyone who they voted for in November 2016. I thought that was a little impolite and kind of beside the point," he said Wednesday on MSNBC, emphasizing a willingness to work with Trump. "The president is still very popular in this district, and my guess is he did energize some voters." The Dems also 'sees what they want to see and disregard the rest' Democrats insist that means Pennsylvania voters effectively repudiated the GOP tax bill, which, as Democratic national chairman Tom Perez put it, "gives massive giveaways to corporations and their wealthy shareholders at the expense of American workers." "Last night's stunning upset was just the latest rebuke to the Trump-Republican agenda," Perez wrote in an open memo. Posted by: Bobby 2018-03-15 |
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