Yeah, it was so unimportant that Trump went and held a massive rally and endorsement event for Saccone.
These special elections are pointing out 2 things to me: (1) Hillary was an even bigger drag on all the Dem candidates in 2016 than even I thought, and (2) the Dems are energized and turning out bigly.
The GOP better get their act together before the fall campaigns start in earnest, or they’re going to have the butts handed to them all across the country. If they keep running away from Trump and his policies, Nov ‘18 is going to be ugly.
BTW - I don’t know Saccone or Lamb. Really don’t know much about either ones’ history, following or platform. But the moment I saw video and pictures of each candidate, I thought Lamb would win. Saccone fits the caricature of a Republican candidate: middle-age (or older) white guy, with bad-hair and a bad suit - the epitome of a small-town, local politician. Lamb looked clean-cut, ex-military, and more polished in a navy suit and tie - and clearly younger and more energetic. Just these differences likely counted for 10x the vote margin.
So add bad optics to my regular complaint of bad messaging with the GOP and their candidates.
It’s true. You can look at two candidates, and without knowing anything about them, can generally pick who will win by their appearance.
That’s pretty much how shallow most voters are.
“””These special elections are pointing out 2 things to me: (1) Hillary was an even bigger drag on all the Dem candidates in 2016 than even I thought,”””