Vaughn Hillyard relays some information about the PA-18 special election:
If accurate, it continues the narrative that the GOP has become the party of the Christian far-right, which is more than a little morally confusing, given the nature of the leader of the GOP – President Trump.
It does suggest, however, that Saccone may have hurt his chances of winning. This is the rhetoric you use to firm up your base when you are certain they are all of the Christian variety. However, on the flip side are the Independents, who generally remember that this is a secular nation, and may even take offense at the suggestion that those who are not voting Republican are doomed to the Nth circle of hell (I don’t recall just which circle was reserved for Americans who don’t vote Republican). He’s circumscribed his potential voters to those who buy into divisive, hateful rhetoric.
And that’s not a recipe for winning.
