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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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<p>Colorado Democrat Jessica Killin hopes to unseat GOP Rep. Jeff Crank this fall. Since its creation more than 50 years ago, a Democrat has never served in that seat, but the party thinks this is their chance to flip it. "The demographics have changed, and what I hear everywhere on every corner of this district is that people are frustrated," Killin told CNN's Manu Raju. "They want real leadership. They want someone who's going to actually deliver for them, and they're struggling. People are really struggling to make ends meet in my district, just like they are across the country."</p>
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