Whoa: New poll shows Republican up just 3 points in Pennsylvania special election

Pennsylvania Democrat Conor Lamb

There’ve been reports of private polls showing a single-digit race for the March 13 special election Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, but now there’s public confirmation that we’ve got a very tight contest on our hands, thanks to a new survey from DFM Research, conducted on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (which has endorsed the Democrat):

Conor Lamb (D): 38

Rick Saccone (R): 41

Undecided: 21

As a reminder, this district went for Donald Trump by a 58-39 margin, but his standing there has since diminished considerably, as DFM’s poll gives him just a 49-47 job approval rating. Still, this election should be a snooze-fest for the GOP, yet it’s clearly anything but, and this poll is far from the only evidence we have.

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC with close ties to Paul Ryan, is reportedly gearing up to dump a massive $1.5 million on to the airwaves to prop up the flailing Saccone, which comes on top of heavy spending by two other Republican groups—and a visit to the district just last week by none other than Trump himself.

There’s still no word, though, as to whether any outside groups are planning to come in to help Lamb, which is why we need to step up, stat.

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