The entire map had been altered by a state Supreme Court ruling against Republican-drawn districts; the old 18th district will cease to exist at the end of this year. “The congressman-elect is happy to debate and meet and talk to as many people as possible, just as he did in the 18th District,” Murphy said. (That is in the now-strongly Democratic 18th District.) There’s less ideological separation between Saccone and Reschenthaler than between Lamb and his new Democratic opponents. But Tarasi, Lamb and Linsenmayer agree on one issue: They’re not comfortable with Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats’ leader in the House.

Source: Washington Post March 20, 2018 17:19 UTC