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March 13 special election in the heavily Republican-voting southwest
corner of Pennsylvania has turned into a referendum on an array of
hot-button issues, and the outcome could shape how candidates campaign
around the country and affect debates over American trade policy in the
year ahead.
The
contest is between Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb for
the 18th District seat that opened when eight-term Rep. Tim Murphy resigned
last October. Murphy, a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, quit following
reports he had urged his mistress to consider an abortion. The special
election has the potential to upend expectations about how safe even the
reddest of Republican congressional districts will be in 2018, with
implications for control of the House — and the fate of possible
impeachment resolutions.
Source: YahooNews
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