PA-01: Brian Fitzpatrick moves to Tossup
This Bucks County seat appeared to be slipping away from Democrats when they nominated multi-millionaire former lobbyist Scott Wallace and Fitzpatrick was endorsed by the AFL-CIO and Gabrielle Giffords. But with six weeks to go, Republicans haven't disqualified Wallace and the Democrat's prodigious self-funding is keeping him in close contention with the incumbent.
So far, Republicans have bizarrely sidestepped their own best talking points. Instead of casting Wallace as an elitist who's dwelled in mansions in Maryland and South Africa, the NRCC has attacked Wallace's philanthropy for devoting millions to "socialists" and a population control group aiming to stop "irresponsible breeding." Several GOP strategists grumbles the ads are clunky, confusing attempts at guilt by association.
Moreover, Fitzpatrick's ads have highlighted his work to combat opioids and attacked Wallace for giving to a group that "gave voice to convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal." But he's yet to truly pitch voters on his moderation and support from Democrats. At the end of the day, those pluses will only matter if voters find out about them. Right now, President Trump's unpopularity is defining the race, and that's bad for the GOP.
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SCOTT WALLACE
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