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blue barletta leading jim christiana in the senate republican primary and flipping the seat held by bobs and independents in pennsylvania who voted for donald trump, you cannot go for bob casey or you will stop everything you voted for and making in america today. >> he was a trump supporter before the presidential nomination was settled. and recorded telephone calls featuring the pres. backing barletta but the congressman faces an uphill battle, fox news projecting the seat is likely to remain blue. deep sigh, rick succone appears to have lost in the republican primary for the newly we distracted 14th. the winner by 10 points. republican tom marino is projected to win big. in nebraska republican sen. jeff fisher knows who she will face in november, she won the democratic primary but most experts believe fisher will hold the seat for republicans. two gubernatorial primaries, republican brad little will face democrat paulette jordan with little expected to win the general and republican new to euler against incumbent kate brown trying to break a string of 32 years of democratic governors

will beat state representative jim christiana in the republican primary and will try to flip the seateld by incumbent democrat bob casey. >> in pennsylvania, you cannot vote for bob casey, stopping everything -- the progress we are making in america today. >> reporter: he will trump supporter before the presidential nomination was even settled and veterans trump's early support and reported telephone calls featuring the pres. backing him. the congressman faces an uphill battle when fox news's current projections show the seat will likely remain blue. there is rick succone who lost the special election to connor lamb appears to have lost again in the republican primary for the 14th district. the other guy won by 10 points. another notable keystone state race, tom marino is projected to win big in nebraska. deb fisher, who knows who she will face in november? jane are able, the democratic primary. most experts believe fisher will hold the seat for the republicans and two gubernatorial primaries of notes, in idaho brad little will face off paul at jordan with little expected to win the g

in the gop senate matchup, four-time congressman lou barletto is squaring off against jim christiana.he winner will challenge bob casey running for his third term in november. bret, what are you watching out for today? >> well, i think barletto has the backing of the president. the president's poll numbers are going up. pennsylvania is a state where the president won and there's a senate democrat up for re-election. one of ten states. so how this race turns out will paint a picture about pennsylvania. it's one of the swing states obviously we're following for the mid-terms and 2020 down the road. >> and congressman barletto should win. we can expect president trump to campaigning for barletto in pennsylvania. what is interesting, the recent primaries, there's this narrative that president trump is so bad for the republican party. we've seen in states like indiana, west virginia, ohio with primaries, the candidates openly embracing the president and wanting him to take part. >> and his economic policies. doesn't the gop stand to benefit from the economy right now, the number of jobs th

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nod is state representative jim christiana. he's banking on his legislative experience in harrisburg saying he can bring a bipartisan spirit to washington. he told us he's not at all bothered that the president is backing his opponent. >> i understand that the president rewards loyalty, and i can appreciate that. there is no hard feelings. if you listen to the message, it's not based on merit. and i think that my record comes from and speaks for themselves. >> whoever wins tonight could have a tough row against the incumbent senator. casey is a three term incumbent and the son of storied former governor robert pkc. we reached out to the casey campaign and they have not reached out. the polls close in less than two hours and the results tonight could clearly resonate far beyond this evening. bret? >> bret: eric shawn in pennsylvania tonight. while republicans are mostly pulling in the same direction this election year and trying to maintain their congressional majorities, democrats are still trying to find a unifying message as

nod is 34-year-old state representative jim christiana.g on his legislative experience in harrisburg and calling for a balanced federal budget and bipartisan efforts in congress. he told us he is not at all bothered that his primary opponent has the president's backing. >> i think most pennsylvaniaens understand that this is personal. a personal endorsement, i think the people of pennsylvania are making decisions today based on who gives them the best chance to get washington to work. and end dysfunction. >> well, whoever wins the primary today will face three-term incumbent senator democrat bob casey in the fall. casey is the son of storied governor robert p. casey in pennsylvania. we reached out to casey's campaign and they said they would get back to us. they haven't at this hour. but whoever wins tonight, this promises to be a feisty and a spirited campaign. back to you in the studio. >> melissa: no doubt. eric shawn, thank you so much. i'm joined by val digiorgio, the chairman of the pennsylvania republican party. thank you so much fo

. >> also vying for the republican nomination is state representative jim christiana. he is basically banking on his legislative experience and he wants to have a balanced federal budget and work on bipartisan efforts in washington. he told us he is not at all bothered that his opponent has the president's backing. >> i understand that the president rewards loyalty. and i can appreciate that. there is no hard feelings. i mean if you listen to the message, this is not based on merit. i think that my record, congressman barletta's and senator casey's speak for themselves. >> despite this race, there are these signs around here that say simply lou. lou. one word for mr. barletta. i guess it's the common man theme. he says people will get to know him as just lou. back to you. >> dana: thank you. on a first name basis with him. eric, thank you. the united states taking new action against iran after withdrawing from the nuclear deal. plus missouri's governor no longer faces a felony charge linked to his affair but his political and legal troubles are still far from over. >>

and from support of lou barletta hopes to beat fellow republican jim christiana in the primary there the winner will go up against incumbent democratic senator bob casey, the kc name obviously is storied and has a long history in pennsylvania, so that's going to be a tough one for republicans and it is clearly one to watch. here now, political expert chris stirewalt, fox news politics editor and mo elleithee, executive director of georgetown university's institute for politics. wait to see both of you tonight. >> howdy, ma'am. >> martha: chris, let me start with you. what are you watching closely tonight? >> we got six races on our fox news power rankings that are competitive in pennsylvania. that's six house races. democrats could come out of there with as many as a net four. republicans are ceding a lot of territory but it's going to depend a lot on how these primary go. it's a little harder for democrats to flip as in a incumbent republican who doesn't have a ton of baggage. they are having a tough primary. it's getting better, the kind of candidates that national candidates want.

you have a favorite here, lou arletta, former hazelton mayor running against jim christiana.ot of people are already potential of lou up.etta and bob casey match they are telling me it would be trump. referendum on stanch critic in bob casey, ardent ne of the most supporter necessary barletta. ot a lot of interest in the primary f. christiania pulls it to be the ears favorite here. goes on, ou barletta how is he prepared with money and infrastructure? will face mr. casey, you won't have a lot of interest party officials, state party officials, he will his a lot of money in overs and the familiar name of donald trump, according robo call in this primary and endorsed barletta earlier in the year. they are close to each other. appearanceswill see from the president on the ground in pennsylvania once the general moves on. you have a sitting governor there, tom wolf, democrat there. what are challengers to him? guest: three of them. two who you would consider front-runners, but they have run an ugly race. state senator wagner, who owns trash hauling business. he calls himself the

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jim christiana against congressman lou barletta who has the backing of president trump.xcited might be a little bit hyperbolic. they know their vote matters. certainly in pennsylvania where redistricting has redrawn the lines. butler county is split. we're mile 1/2 from one of the new lines. i'm here with mark. retired navy guy. appreciate your service. appreciate it. you voted this morning. >> yes. >> how active was the polling place. >> it wasn't very active. i voted about quarter after 7:00, there were not many people at that time. >> which is pretty standard for primaries. what is it on your mind? you voted in the republican primary. >> yes. >> what is motivating you these days? >> i always vote. that, you know, if you're asking about issues, my primary concern is foreign affairs. we have this situation in north korea, and now with iran i take it very serious. and i think, for example, trump has really taken the lead in doing some interesting things, out of the box. >> certainly shaking it up? >> yes. i think that is important. i want, i want people i vote for to sup

congressman, former hazleton mayor he is a favorite running against the state representative, jim christiana, a lot of people here in western pennsylvania are already talking about the potential of a matchup which they are also telling me it would be the classic referendum on donald trump. you have a staunch critic in bob casey versus one of the earliest and most ardent supporters so not a lot of interest here on the ground in the primary. if jim pulls it off i know a lot of people who will be surprised but lou appears to be the favorite here. >> host: if lou goes on what faces are the other challenges and how will he prepared with money and also info structure? >> guest: he will face mr. casey and you will have a lot of interest from local party officials and he will have a lot of money in his coffers and he will have the familiar name of donald trump and donald trump recorded aroma: missed the primary heading up to it and he endorsed lou in the primary earlier in the year and they are close to each other and i think you'll see appearances from the president here on the ground in pennsylvan