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Pitting trump approved republican against a democrat. conor lamb, too close to call. lamb has a razor thin lead and he's also pro claiming victory and this comes in a district that president trump won by nearly 20 points. but in 2018 the gop is in danger of watching the seat slip away. want to go to jason car roll in canon canon can can canonsburg. >> reporter: 627 number that you referred to, that's going to change a little bit. but at this point the lamb campaign says the math is just not in saccone's favor, that's why you saw the candidate come out early and declaring victory. the saccone f...

Available. again, we're in a dialogue with the president, but we see this as a productive partnership, not as something where we're at war or at odds with our own president. >> you may have an ally in larry kudlow when he goes to the national economic council. let me put your political hat on, congressman. a major earthquake out in pennsylvania. you're a former head of the national republican congressional committee. what's your reaction to the election results in this 18th congressional district in pennsylvania? conor lamb slightly ahead by only 627 votes. looks like he's got a good chance of...

My vote doesn't count. try this number. 627, how many votes separate democrat conor lamb from republican rick saccone, giving lamb the win. do you think there might be some trump supporters today in southwest pennsylvania whose vote didn't count because they didn't vote who are rethinking my vote doesn't count attitude today. or how about 537, how many votes bush won in florida in 2000. out of 596 -- 10 votes strong cast. and that is 9 one-thousandths of a percent ents. and how about zero, how many votes separated this republican and democrat in the virginia house of delegates. 11608 to 11608....

The margin is just 627 votes. there's going to be a lot of back and forth in that process, craig. >> one of the strategies that folks are pointing to that conor lamb employed was his ability to sort of instance himself from nancy pelosi, the house minority leader that's been polarizing for some time. how was he able to do that? >> reporter: exactly. i think he was able to do it to a large degree because he had a base of support here. i want to play you that sound, conor lamb on "morning joe" this morning when he was asked about party leadership. >> i have said and i continue to say that i thin...

With his hurt paw and bruised up face. and he has a 627 vote lead over republican rick saccone and today the republicans are blaming party from a district that trump took by 20 points in 2016. most gop strategies say it is a case of a weak candidate but one went a little farther, saying it was his face. and they told the washington examiner, and we are not kidding. it is a porn stash. he should have lost the stash. >> paul ryan insisted this race is not an indicator of what is to come in november. >> as you say, it is too soon to say what is going to happen. i think the candidate that is going...