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In Pennsylvania's 18th, a very important, unimportant election

  • Written by Christopher Beem, Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Pennsylvania State University
Democrat Conor Lamb celebrates in Pennsylvania's 18th, long considered a GOP stronghold. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

By just about any objective standard, the special election in the Pennsylvania 18th Congressional District was about as inconsequential as they come. At the same time, the race, and Conor Lamb’s apparent and very narrow victory,...

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