I’m hopeful about this. Curt Schroeder comes from the population center of this district (Chester County), where he’s won elections in Democratic years.
For those who study the history of Congress, they’ll be interested to know that the Democratic nominee, Doug Pike, is the son of a former Congressman from New York.
Otis Pike’s boy ? Pike is still alive (turns 88 next month), he was the 1st district (Suffolk, L.I.) Congressman from 1961-1979. He was somewhat of a Conservative Dem, until Watergate forced him and most of the other Dems leftward (got a 50 from the ACU in the first two years they started rating in 1971-72, dropped to a “5” by the polarized 1974, back up to a “30” for his last 2 years in 1977-78). No NY Democrat has gotten over a 30 rating since 2002.