IN SENATE BID LAUNCH, CONOR LAMB APPEARS TO MISREMEMBER HIS OWN RECORD – By Akela Lacy (The Intercept) / Aug 6 2021
The Pennsylvania representative cast himself as an advocate for Democrats and an anathema to Trump. His voting record says otherwise.
STANDING OUTSIDE THE union hall for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Pittsburgh, Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., announced his much-awaited Senate bid. “I am Conor Lamb,” he told the several dozen people in attendance. “You all know me, but I’m getting ready to introduce myself all over the state.”
Lamb’s entry into the race has been the topic of much discussion of late. A moderate front-line Democrat, Lamb narrowly won reelection to the House last year and has been eyeing the seat since Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., announced his retirement last year.
In his speech to Pittsburgh union workers on Friday, and in a video his campaign posted Friday morning announcing his entry into the race, Lamb portrayed himself as an antagonist to former President Donald Trump. “I talk with Pennsylvanians every day who have come to believe that our democracy is in crisis. And they’re right,” he said in the video. “The other side denies reality and worships Trump. They’re making it harder to vote, and lying about our elections.”
Such rhetoric marks a 180-degree turn for Lamb, whose voting record has actually been very generous to the former president.
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