Did you see the
headlines
?!! Republicans swept three special elections for the Pennsylvania House!
The March 17 Special Elections weren’t victories won by the luck of the Irish. They were won by
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great candidates with strong messages and great turnout. We had a lot working against us: Democrats out spending us,
a last minute lawsuit to delay the election
, and the COVID-19 virus.
Politics PA
wrote:
“Although each district was previously represented by a Republican prior to the vacancy, not all of the races were viewed as clear Republican holds.”
The Pennsylvania Capital-Star
observed:
“The wins came across the commonwealth, from suburban Philadelphia to old milltowns south of Pittsburgh to a rural district in western Pennsylvania, and left the GOP confident for the rest of 2020 — including up to November’s critical presidential election…Two looked in play for Democrats, but the party did not draw out enough former Blue Dogs in southwestern Pennsylvania or Trump-skeptical suburbanites outside Philadelphia to flip a district.”
The Bucks County Courier-Times
noted an important fact as well:
“The Republican Party noted the Democrats spent more than $900,000 but lost the three races in the special election.”
PA Post
added:
“Tuesday’s turnout met or slightly exceeded election directors’ expectations of between 10 and 15 percent (turnout is typically quite low for special elections).
Turnout in the 8th District was in that range in its Butler County section (11 percent) and higher in the Mercer County part (17 percent). In Westmoreland County, the 58th saw a 20 percent turnout, up from 17 percent for its last special four years ago for the adjacent state House district.
Turnout was 20 percent in 18th District, which lies entirely in Bensalem Township (Bucks County), versus 12 percent at the county’s last special in 2009, according to elections director Thomas Freitag.”
Even RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel celebrated our victories:
Our message is reaching across party lines and pulling in unlikely voters, but we’re not sitting back! The April 28th Primary Election will be here quick, and we want to encourage you, your friends and your neighbors to register Republican! Click
here
to learn more on how you can register online, and
here
to apply for a new Mail-in ballot.
Working together we’ll re-elect President Trump, win the statewide row offices, turn Congress Red, and expand our state legislative majorities.
Onward to Victory!
Chairman Lawrence Tabas
Republican Party of Pennsylvania