WASHINGTON _ Forget the democratic socialist in New York. If Democrats retake the House of Representatives on Election Day, it will be because of people like Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb.
From North Carolina and Illinois to Ohio and Kentucky, Lamb's shock success in a district that President Donald Trump won by nearly 20 percentage points is yielding notable new campaign tactics across the country as Democratic candidates and their allies work to recreate his results in red-tilted districts, four months before the midterm elections.
Indeed, his influence is being felt in political ads and fundraising appeals, in campaign strategy and on the trail.
