PA-18: Unemployed Trump voter hands $25 check to Democrat Connor Lamb

[RandySF]

Link to tweet

[Cha]

1. What a symbolic story! Good

Luck to Conor Lamb

[BumRushDaShow]

2. 3 of the 4 counties in PA-18 ARE majority Democrat

and in those cases, they have elected Democrats for at least 2 of the 3 county commissioner seats in each of those 3 counties, which gives Democrats a policy majority in those counties.

Even as the 18th District’s voters have increasingly rejected Democrats in federal elections, the party has retained some power at the state and local levels. Democrats enjoy majorities on the county commissions in 3 in 4 counties in the district.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conor-lamb-trump-special-election_us_5a5fd334e4b046f0811cd495

[DeminPennswoods]

3. By registration

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They're Ds by registration, but not by voting.

In the local elections, I don't think voters really care about a candidate's part affiliation, they look at how well these officials will meet their needs and how their decisions affect the quality of your daily life. Where I live, the last election for county commissioners was the first truly partisan one and the Rs gained the majority. (Our rules are that at least 1 commissioner be from the "losing" party, so it 2D/1R or 2R/1D, the current configuration.) It's pretty much been a disaster since one of the Rs is a complete political novice and has even managed to alieniate the other R commissioner who's now working more closely with the D. Even though my county increasingly has been voting in Rs at the local/state/federal level, imho this commissioner won't be relected next elections simply because of being a roadblock to effective county government.

I think Lamb gets that voters don't hate government; they want government to work as efficiently and effectively as possible for the benefit of all. He's got another ad out that speaks to this idea. It's effective.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. The article pretty much said that

And the minimum makeup of the county commissioners is pretty much spelled out in the state Constitution, so all of the counties operate the same way - (they select the top 3 vote-getters, to include at least 1 from a different party).

Over here in the east, Montgomery County recently elected a majority D set of commissioners (2 out of the 3). In the past, Tweety's brother had been a (R) Commissioner there.