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March 14, 2018 11:57am EDT
From CNNs Jim Acosta
The White House blame game begins.
After millions spent in PA-18 and the Presidents weekend rally in Pittsburgh, last night represented a clear warning shot to the Republican party.
Two sources close to White House are blaming state Rep. Rick Saccone for his performance in PA-18 and putting some distance between him and Trump.
The GOP does not view (the race) as a referendum on Trump. Rather a weak candidate, one source said. Candidates either run hard or run scared. It was obvious that Saccone decided to run scared, said another.
The White House is not officially commenting for now.
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octoberlib
(14,971 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)underpants
(182,826 posts)I've been waiting to use that line.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Gillespie loses: He didn't embrace Trump enough!
Moore (Embraces Trump) loses: He was a pedophile and wasn't endorsed by Trump!
Saccone (Embraces Trump hard, Trump endorses and campaigns for him) loses: Weak candidate!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Introspection isn't really something Republicans do.