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Flip in PA, Scanlon (Dem)wins House (Original Post) SummerSnow Nov 2018 OP
Name? muntrv Nov 2018 #1
Flip Wilson? Seriously. Details. It's not hard' Roland99 Nov 2018 #2
LOL I was going to post something snarky about Geraldine... SMC22307 Nov 2018 #10
I am blocking anyone who posts something as stupid as this post Hokie Nov 2018 #3
Hmmm Lotusflower70 Nov 2018 #4
There should be at least 3 flips in PA BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #5
Dwight Evans flipped the 3rd according to PBS. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #6
No - remember PA redrew the districts (and renumbered) so the new PA-3 used to be his PA-2 BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #8
Might want to give us non-PA folk a clue... libdem4life Nov 2018 #7
This is PA-5 DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #9
Thank you! I.e., the largest part of the old gerrymandered PA-7 BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #11
Early PA returns DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #12

SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
10. LOL I was going to post something snarky about Geraldine...
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:31 PM
Nov 2018

but said fuck it. What is with these goofy OPs?! I don't remember them being this bad in years past...

BumRushDaShow

(127,289 posts)
8. No - remember PA redrew the districts (and renumbered) so the new PA-3 used to be his PA-2
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:29 PM
Nov 2018

(my district was (D))

The new numbers don't really associate in a number of cases.

What will flip is PA-5 (old PA-7), PA-6, & PA-7. But what would be cool is PA-10, which wasn't really on my radar that much. Also PA-1 is a tie, too close to call but is possible if there was enough (D) GOTV.

BumRushDaShow

(127,289 posts)
11. Thank you! I.e., the largest part of the old gerrymandered PA-7
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:33 PM
Nov 2018


(the old PA-7 being Goofy kicking Donald Duck )

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
12. Early PA returns
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:51 PM
Nov 2018

Dems will keep PA-2 (NE Phila, Boyle), PA-3 (Phila, Evans) and PA-18 (Pgh, Doyle).

Rs will keep PA-9 (Luzerne area), PA-12(east central PA, Marino), PA-13(Laurel Highlands area), PA-14(SW Pa), PA-15(central NW, Indiana county area, Thompson)

Dems are favored in PA-17(NW Pgh suburbs, Lamb), PA-8(Poconos area, Cartwright), PA-7(Wild), PA-6(Houlahan), PA-4 and PA-5. The last 3 seats all SE Pa Phila ring counties.

PA-1(Bucks), PA-11(Lancaster area), PA-10 (Harrisburg area), PA-16 (Erie) toss ups.

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