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Just over 3 HOURS left before polls close in #PA18. Every vote counts, so get to the polls, stay in line, & VOTE CONOR LAMB! #GOTV pic.twitter.com/l2oQ4xbpjb
— Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) March 13, 2018
3:51 P.M. – Candidates project aura of optimism
ABC’s News \"18 for 18\" reporter Adam Kelsey, on the ground in the 18th Congressional District, reports that both campaigns have attempted to project an aura of optimism as voters head to the polls.
Democrat Conor Lamb’s campaign aides and volunteers are downright bubbly when you speak to them, clearly aware that their candidate has made major strides in this deep-red district, win or lose.
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On the other side, GOP candidate Rick Saccone told ABC News on Monday that he was feeling confident.
As for voters?
Kelsey notes that are the Hillary Clinton supporters who have been horrified by the past year and are downright giddy at the chance to set off a blue wave while there are President Donald Trump supporters trying to \"save the country.”
Then there are the union members who want to save their jobs and think Lamb is the candidate who will look out for them because Saccone has defended \"right to work\" laws.
And there are union members who want to save their jobs and know that Saccone will back Trump's tariffs (although Lamb supports them too) and the \"America first\" agenda to do it.
3:38 P.M. – Analysis: Democrat needs mathematical trifecta to win
An analysis by ABC News' MaryAlice Parks found that Democrat Conor Lamb needs to pull off an electorate trifecta to win. The math would have to include dramatically boosting Democrat turnout over what it normally would be in a midterm or special election, convincing moderate or swing voters to go blue and hoping for depressed Republican turnout. For more, read here.
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6:00 A.M. – The Note: What’s at stake in Pennsylvania’s special election
ABC News' political team breaks down what's at stake in the highly watched special election. Rick Klein writes:
It will be up to a deep-red House district today to provide a blueprint – or deliver yet more Democratic blues.
But before anyone heralds a herd of Conor Lambs, where else could a Democrat come close to a seat in Congress while opposing new gun laws, stating his belief that “life begins at conception,” supporting fracking and President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, and vowing never to support Nancy Pelosi in a bid for House Speaker?
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Democrats are benefiting from some fortuitous casting with the 33-year-old, telegenic Marine reservist who is running in the special election in southwestern Pennsylvania. (Given state Democratic rules around this special, Lamb was nominated without having to navigate a primary.)
Tens of millions are being spent by both sides for a nine-month rental of a congressional district that won’t even exist next year. It’s a test run for messaging around the GOP tax plan and Pelosi-themed attacks, plus a big test of Trump’s seemingly-clipped coattails.
A Democratic win would be remarkable in district Trump carried by nearly 20 points. But it would also be remarkable for a Democrat to win while sounding and acting so unlike the national Democratic lineup he hopes to join. Read more here.
WATCH LIVE TONIGHT: You can watch livestreaming coverage of Pennsylvania’s special election as part of ABC News’ “18 for 18” coverage of the midterm elections starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABCNews.com or on the ABC News app available on the Apple App Store, GooglePlay Store, Apple TV App Store, and Roku Channel Store. Don’t forget to sign up for Midterm Elections Alerts to get more coverage of this year’s election season as par from our powerhouse politics team.
ABC News' MaryAlice Parks and Soorin Kim contributed to this report.
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