Democrats Take Hope From Upset State Senate Win

MANHEIM, Pa. (AP) — Democrat James Andrew Malone has narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities. It’s an upset in a county that a Democrat hasn’t represented in the chamber for over a century. Malone’s victory over Republican Josh Parsons in Tuesday’s special election might provide a light in the darkness for Democrats struggling to counter President Donald Trump. Democratic state Sen. Vince Hughes says Malone’s success shows the value of Democrats talking to people about protecting Social Security and health care access amid the chaos he says Trump’s administration is sowing. The Associated Press called the race Wednesday.