district where the democrats didn t even run candidates in the last couple of house races he would have called it fake news does seem to show how close things are for this election whether this is part of a bigger wave or not we ll see. he didn t even run any candidates against the republicans for a couple of cycles. there is no question, first of all this is dramatic and it s exciting. that s why we got in this business. it s why we got in this business. as you ve been saying repeatedly every vote counts. this is a reminder to everybody out there who wasn t so sure if they want to make a difference they need to use that right they have. but if you kind of take a step back and look at the big picture about what this means for this election, this midterm election year 2018 i m still getting checks from rgs saying first of all that they would rather be conor lamb than them right now, the exact. you would always rather be ahead. more importantly, but that this doesn t make et as
generally track the vote? 57% here np 53% here snp 58% here. so if you are rick saccone you think this is my part of the district count the votes. will let s go to jason carroll offer over at lamb headquarters out in western pennsylvania they must be nervous looking at the numbers coming in. well, wolf it s been a roller coaster you remember in the beginning the room was filled with a lot of people who were very enthused by the numbers early on. but the mood shifted as the night wears on. more numbers could come in. the latest numbers showing folks more excited when i spoke to a senior campaign adviser they feel that they can eek out the win. all night i ve been checking in and they ve been saying they feel optimistic. they ve within saying all that night. some of that may be spin. but i can tell you throughout the night they have said they felt optimistic. they made a strong effort
what you were saying. oh, i don t think i don t think that even if there was a bump there is a point that he was down so far to start with and that this is again we have said it a million times with a district donald trump within by 20 points. people there vote republicans typically. and the fact of the matter is republicans are freaking out i mean already. they were already freaking out before this happened. they see a wave coming. i think people can say things publicly differently but that s going on. do not go to sleep we will get new votes from washington county possibly. all eyes on the absentees which could be decisive. still hanging in the balance. we ll be right back. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture. and keep us protected. we ve got to have each other s backs. and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves.
saccone to maki up ground. the question is does he make up enough? if he gets 53% it s not enough. he has to overperform that. as you heard the candidate when he came down he is not giving up the fight. he wants to see the final math. who blames him when you re down 847 and it s math matically possible. the old fashioned way you wait until you count the votes. no exit polls in this district. we are waiting and seeing the votes come in. the taly is critical right now. whatever happens conor lamb, the democrat has done incredibly well given the history of this congressional district. absolutely. number one, the democrats didn t run a candidate two yearsing a. didn t run a candidate four yearsing a. again, if you go back in time, this was trump country. a 20 point victory just shy of 20 points over hillary clinton in this corner of the state. the margin in this district. donald trump won pennsylvania by 44,000 votes. you could make the case the reason donald trump turned
districtwide. assume rick cuts into a little bit here. if you look at absentee ballots here and here and down in green county, a smaller number down here, 203 down here. pull you back to the district. saccone has to win 60% plus, maybe as high as 63%. is he in the hunt? he is in the hunt. however, you look here. 53% today. he has to wayover overperform in absentee ballots what he did in the live voting. down here 58%. if you round that up again has to yefr perform that. when the absentee ballots are counted. 57% over here by my math if anyone has different math jump out and shout. has to have 60% plus. depending what we get when the final two precincts come in here. this is as close as it gets. not as close as it gets. we have seen closer actually.