PA-08: Matt Cartwright moves to Lean Democrat
In January, this Scranton district looked like a terrific GOP opportunity: Cartwright had just voted for impeachment (the 8th CD voted for President Trump by ten points), and Republicans had a promising candidate in wounded warrior and adaptive athlete Earl Granville. But Granville failed to raise money and didn't make it past the primary. And now, Trump trails Scranton native Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.
Former Trump Export/Import Bank official Jim Bognet won the primary with big margins in Trump-friendly Luzerne County, but will need to break through in Democratic Lackawanna County, where Granville ran strongest (read our full evaluation here). Republicans still hope they can "buy" the seat because the Scranton market is so cheap, but Cartwright led Bognet $2.3 million to $278,000 in cash on hand at the end of June.
https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/house-rating-changes-20-races-move-towards-democrats
