Article snippet: CANONSBURG, Pa. — Democrat Conor Lamb looks likely to win Pennsylvania’s close special election, giving his party a significant morale boost heading into the battle for the House majority this fall. MORE won the district by nearly 20 points in 2016, but Lamb has reversed Democratic fortunes in the area. He leads Republican Rick Saccone by more than 500 votes in the latest count, even after Republicans dumped more than $10 million into an attempt to hold the reliably Republican district. Here are five takeaways from Lamb’s upset win: More evidence of a blue wave More Republicans are starting to sound the alarm about the future of their House majority. Trump’s unpopularity is pushing seats that had once been considered safe into riskier territory. Democrats need to win 24 seats to take back the House. Lamb outperformed MORE’s 2016 numbers in the district and significantly outraised his opponent, giving Republicans pause as they consider how to maintain their majority. "This is a wake-up call. If you're getting outraised, this is a wake-up call,” National Republican Congressional Committee chairman tweeted Tuesday night. Tax cuts and Pelosi attacks won't work everywhere Republicans largely focused their messaging on promoting the GOP tax-reform plan and painting Lamb as a rubber-stamp for House Democratic Leader MORE (Calif.). But Lamb’s win proved those strategies won’t resonate everywhere. Outside Republican groups like the Congressional Leadership Fund and the ... Link to the full article to read more