Morning Jolt: We’re About Five Weeks Away from the Next Big Omen for the 2018 Midterms

The next big political race on the horizon arrives March 13, when voters in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district go to the polls to replace former Representative Tim Murphy.

Fifty-nine-year-old GOP state legislator Rick Saccone faces against Democrat Conor Lamb, a 33-year-old former federal prosecutor and Marine veteran, and Republicans are more than a little nervous and going all out: "Republicans were outspending Democrats on TV by a ratio of nearly 5-to-1. The GOP push will only intensify: The Republican National Committee is set to invest about $1 million, much of it on digital, field and other get-out-the-vote activities.

This is the southwest corner of the state, including a portion of the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Under the current district lines -- soon to be redrawn by the state supreme court -- the district scores an R+11 and Trump won by 20 points. Murphy represented the region since 2003. By most standards, this ought to be a safe seat for Republicans#...#but one poll in January put Saccone up by 12 points, ...

February 07 2018

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We're About Five Weeks Away from the Next Big Omen for the 2018 Midterms Jim Geraghty The next big political race on the horizon arrives March 13, when voters in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district go to the polls to replace former Representative Tim Murphy. Fifty-nine-year-old GOP state legislator Rick Saccone faces against Democrat Conor Lamb, a 33-year-old former federal prosecutor and Marine veteran, and Republicans are more than a little nervous and going all out: "Republicans were outspending Democrats on TV by a ratio of nearly 5-to-1. The GOP push will only intensify: The Republican National Committee is set to invest about $1 million, much of it on digital, field and other get-out-the-vote activities. This is the southwest corner of the state, including a portion of the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Under the current district lines -- soon to be redrawn by the state supreme court -- the district scores an R+11 and Trump won by 20 points. Murphy represented the region since 2003. By most standards, this ought to be a safe seat for Republicans#...#but one poll in January put Saccone up by 12 points, ... READ MORE It's Now the Pope's Scandal Michael Brendan Dougherty Well, it's now happened. The great scandal of the modern Catholic Church — its tolerance for clergy who abuse children, and its laxity when dealing with bishops who themselves tolerated or... Yes, God Cares about Football David French Yes, God Cares about Football ADVERTISEMENT What the Stock-Market Slide Can Teach Trump's GOP Theodore Kupfer It was never hard to discern why Donald Trump talked about the stock market. When it suited him, correlation and causation were the same. Equity prices were rising, which gave him something to... Mexico City Journal, Part II Jay Nordlinger Editor's Note: This journal began yesterday, here. It will conclude today. He is a fierce-lookin' hombre, with a poetic name: José María Morelos y Pavón. In his right hand is a sword... Washington, D.C. Desperately Needs a Dose of Fiscal Restraint Michael Tanner Regardless of how one feels about the ups and downs of the Russia saga currently engulfing Washington, one of its worst aspects is the way in which it sucks all the oxygen out of the room,... Why the 'Cult of Trump' Has Taken Hold Jonah Goldberg 'Rarely has a president changed his party as fast and profoundly as Donald J. Trump. Love him or hate him, you can no longer argue his ability to bend an entire party to his will," writes Axios'... ADVERTISEMENT Why Liberalism Failed Patrick J. Deneen "Bold and provocative...takes up the always necessary, increasingly urgent task of locating the deeper intellectual and cultural traditions that shape our everyday lives.." — Fred Bauer, National Review LEARN MORE SpaceX Falcon Heavy Inside Amazon's Spheres ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.