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Trump’s GOP Hit Again as Democrats Flip 2 Pennsylvania Seats (thedailyadda.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Ana Tiburcio won Pennsylvania House District 22 in Lehigh County, defeating Republican Robert E. Smith Jr. in a race that the party had to hold at all costs. Across the state, Jennifer Mazzocco claimed District 42 in Allegheny County, beating Republican Joseph Leckenby in the South Hills area near Pittsburgh. Both races were called on Tuesday night, and both winners wasted no time celebrating what felt like more than just a local political victory.

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[–] CainTheLongshot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

According to Wikipedia: District 22 has been held by a Democrat going back to 1969 (except one rep flipped from Dem to Repub for a year in 2005 then lost his next election lol). In recent elections, the Dem ran mostly unopposed, and winning by 35 points in the others.

District 42 is similar going back to 2007.

Still fantastic news, but the headline says they flipped these seats, making it seem that these were previously held by Republicans.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 49 minutes ago

Seem? That's literally what Flipped means. You're saying the headline is a lie?