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To win. all of absentees on election day, votes have been counted. there have been legal challenges, ahead out of 600 votes out of 200,000 counted. we should be cautious. i think hell probably mean. it effectively was a tie when its this close but thats important. we focus too much on who won and who lost but we focus too much on that. this is a district that donald trump -- >> changes sentiment between a 20-point win. >> 20. there are 119 districts brianna that are less republican friendly than...

Is out there to decide this race. the commissioner saying he thought all the precincts were repo reporting. so well see if theres any change in allegheny county in the next half hour as we wait for the absentees. but this was conor lambs biggest test. stay above 56, 57. he did that. the question is, is it enough, the margin of error to offset what were seeing here. still at 93% in washington county. this is -- until we get to the absentee ballots, this is the biggest question mark of outstanding...

Its clear that the right closed in the last couple of days. conor lamb did better in absentees than he did on election day. >> the president hasnt always picked the winning candidate in the last couple of special elections and the white house said it was the candidate to blame and not the president. we heard raj shah, deputy spokesman for the white house, saying that lamb embraced trumps policies and that is why hes winning. >> lamb ran as a moderate republican. he did. or moderate democrat. >> ...

Moreland. two precinct attention out. dont know how many votes that is. we can a assume that with a 95 vote lead that rick saccone might cut in some from that. after that you are correct, green county were at 100%, small county. any absentees not at significant amount. here in washington county talked to the commissioner he says not counting until tomorrow because the manpower issue. and this is 3,000 here where connor lamb is ahead at a 95-vote race at the moment process. the margin here is goi...

Depending on absentee votes counted in the two counties that voted republican tonight. the question is did the absentee ballots track the live voting today and if so how much does he gain? is it enough. if its 847 margin and you have a thousand and change here and a thousand and changer you can do at math at home rick saccone has to win which a significant percentage to make up the 847 votes but in the hunt. >> what 90 votes before the absentees in allegheny county counted. they counted them qui...

Got 57. got 53% here. he got 58% here. if the count of the absentee ballot ongoing now, ongoing now not clear. i believe they will do tomorrow. we havent heard if theyre changed. ongoing, ongoing. rick saccone has to get 60% perhaps as high as 63%. he has to overperform among the absentees over the live vote. >> we are told the absentee ballots in west moreland could come in the half hour. >> you spoke to the gentleman who said he is counting. they take an oath and count them. thats again 57% in...

White house. in musical chairs, when will the music stop? my panel is back with me. before i talk about the administration sheiakeup. our manu raju is hearing from inside the national republican campaign committee who says theyre not ruling out asking for a recount in pennsylvania 18. they said they heard reports, anecdotal reports of mystical bragss on some voting machines, information about lines at some polling places and also issues with absentees. i wanted to put that out there. it may be s...

Ballots, that an advanced society should be able to count 2,015 ballots on them within 2 1/2 hours. its not a sexy subject. we never enhance the machinery. >> im not appreciating you beating up on my home. >> its a point i would make about the whole country. its like, every four years we say, we need to improve this system. >> there might have been lines a to the polls. come on. >> i remember the iowa caucuses when you were hanging by a vote or two. >> eight votes. >> its going to be worse becau...

>> 100% of the vote. >> 100% of the votes. looking at a small percentage of vote. still, if there are a couple hundred down here. i dont know if we have the total number in green county to bring up. but 847 votes by our best account with perhaps a precinct or two still to come in. the vote count tonight we should get a little bit more in the final two precincts in west moreland. i dont know if there is a glitch. 847 counts to count thousand plus. >> look at allegheny county 100% of the vote is i...

Leaving the scribbles up in case you need to do the math. 100% in allegheny. we are waiting for the absentees we should o we should have by 11:30. washington county new now the numbers up here up to 100% right now. that tightens the race. >> you see in washington county right now. rick saccone, 25615. to conor lamb, 53% to 46% but the 1,190 ballots in washington county could make a huge difference. what we heard earlier. 3,500 absentee in allegheny. and the commissioner doing the counting said h...