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Just 2 years after Trump won this Pennsylvania state house district by 18, Democrats could flip the seat
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CNN's Political Director David Chalian reads the tea leaves from the special election in Pennsylvania's 12th state house district. Donald Trump won the district by 18 points in 2024, but Democrats' significant overperformance on Tuesday made the district a virtual toss up. The massive shift "speaks to the underlying fundamentals of where Trump stands with the American public right now," Chalian says.

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