One of 18 vulnerable Republicans gets primaried

Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is an active target of Democrats in 2024, but now he’s drawn a primary challenge from the right.

First-time candidate Mark Houck is an anti-abortion activist who filed paperwork to run in Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district on Thursday. Houck was recently acquitted of criminal charges after an altercation with an abortion clinic escort outside of a healthcare clinic, and told a local radio host last week that he doesn’t support abortion access or exceptions for rape and incest.

His entry into the race sets up a potentially messy primary — one with a focus on abortion rights — between a conservative activist and one of the most bipartisan members of Congress in a swing seat that the GOP must win in November to try to hold onto a majority in Congress. Fitzpatrick is one of 18 Republicans who represents a district that Democratic President Joe Biden won in 2020.

“I believe that those exceptions are not exceptions at all: When it comes to rape, incest and life of the mother, you know, my faith informs me on some of that. But let me say rape and incest, look, the child does not commit the crime,”

Houck said on 1210 WPHT radio station.
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That should complicate his pro life life quite a bit.

Sing one Little Jimmy Dickens!

https://youtu.be/WJCQvPOfh6I

It sure was a lot of fun running around with that pro life crowd until it wasn’t so popular anymore.

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