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Leading Off
●PA-18 (special): Monmouth released their final poll of this race on the eve of Tuesday's special election, and they found Democrat Conor Lamb with a 51-45 lead over Republican Rick Saccone. One month ago, Monmouth gave Saccone a 49-46 lead.
Campaign ActionThere haven't been many polls here, but we'll find out where things stand very soon. However, Saccone didn't exactly reassure his supporters when he responded to the survey by saying that he hadn't seen the poll but "I don't put a lot of credence in that … I'm a walking poll. My wife and I meet thousands of people a day." Apparently, the only poll that matters isn't on Election Day, it's in Rick Saccone's sole.
But whether walking poll Rick Saccone is right or about to establish his place in loser-speak history, we'll be here Tuesday liveblogging the results. Polls close at 8 PM ET, and our liveblog will begin then at Daily Kos Elections. You can also follow us on Twitter, where we'll be live-tweeting the results. And by popular demand, David Jarman is out with county-level benchmarks for the race. This will give us an idea on election night if Lamb is doing what he needs to do in each of the district’s four counties to pull off a narrow win.