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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: ‘Blue Wave’ Collapses Again as Trump-Backed Candidate Scores Victory in PA ‘Blue Wave’ Collapses Again as Trump-Backed Candidate Scores Victory in PA By Benjamin Arie May 16, 2018 at 1:20pm For months, the left has been predicting a “blue wave”: The mass rejection of President Donald Trump and his allies during the 2018 midterm elections. According to that prediction, Trump’s election was just a fluke, but American voters are preparing to correct their “mistake” by choosing candidates who oppose him and his policies this year. If a primary race in Pennsylvania is any indication, however, voters might not be in a hurry to close the door on the president after all. A Trump-backed candidate has just won an important primary on the path to the Senate, providing an important clue that Trump may still have popular influence after all. According to The Hill, Republican Lou Barletta won against primary challenger Jim Christiana on Tuesday, which means that he will have a chance at removing incumbent Senator Bob Casey Jr. this November. Barletta, who is currently a congressman, won the primary with 63 percent of the vote — and it’s likely that Trump’s endorsement helped. “An early supporter of Trump’s during the 2016 election, Barletta jumped into the Senate race with the full backing of the president,” The Hill explained. “Trump touted Barletta as a ‘great guy’ at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this year, and endorsed him in February.” “Days ahead of Tuesday’s primary, Trump recorded a robocall for Barletta, lauding the congressman as an immigration hard-liner and touting his support for the GOP’s tax plan,” the outlet continued. If the Democrat and mainstream media theory of an upcoming “blue wave” is correct, that endorsement would have sent voters running from Barletta, not toward him. Based on the popular narrative, even Republicans have become disillusioned with Trump and want nothing to do with him or his allies. Yet in this case, the president’s connection to Barletta seemed to only push the candidate to victory. The Republican still has a tough battle against the incumbent Democrat, however. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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