Democrat Apparent Winner In Pennsylvania Special Election

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🗓️ 14 March 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Tuesday night was a big one for Democrats. In a southwestern Pennsylvania district that Trump won by 20 points in 2016, voters appear to have elected Democrat Conor Lamb to fill a vacant House seat — a huge upset for President Trump and the Republican party. The race has still not been officially called, but barring a recount, Lamb has a small but insurmountable lead over Republican Rick Saccone. This episode: host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political editor Domenico Montanaro, and congressional correspondent Scott Detrow in Pennsylvania. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	This is Alexandria Hammons calling from Mission Beach in San Diego, California.
0:04.9	My favorite place to watch the sunset with my boyfriend Tyler.
0:08.2	This podcast was recorded at 104 PM on Wednesday, the 14th of March.
0:13.7	While political news may have changed since the time you hear this, my love for you, Tyler, is forever.
0:19.2	Will you marry me?
0:20.5	Wait, what?
0:21.6	Keep up with all the political coverage on npr.org, your NPR-1 app, or your local public radio station.
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0:31.4	Does he have to hear the podcast first?
0:33.0	What is the answer, Tyler?
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0:47.3	Again, last night was a big one for Democrats.
0:50.9	In a Southwestern Pennsylvania district that President Trump won by 20 points in 2016,
0:56.4	voters appear to have elected a Democrat to fill a vacant house seat.
1:00.9	And I say appear because as of this taping, the race is still too close to call.
1:06.6	But Democrat Conor Lam is up by fewer than 1,000 votes.
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