GOP campaign chief: Pennsylvania results a 'wake-up call' [View all]

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY SCOTT WONG - 03/14/18 10:08 AM EDT

House Republicans’ campaign chief Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) is calling the results of the Pennsylvania special election a "wake-up call" for GOP colleagues who are lagging far behind their Democratic opponents in fundraising.

"This is a wake-up call. If you're getting outraised, this is a wake-up call,” Stivers said Wednesday, according to a source in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans. “Prepare to bear down."

Stivers's stern warning came just hours after Democrats declared victory in a Pennsylvania special election in a district President Trump carried by nearly 20 points in 2016.

Stivers noted that Democrat Conor Lamb outspent Republican Rick Saccone "five-to-one" in the district leading up to Tuesday's special election, though GOP outside groups also poured millions of dollars into the race.

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