Lamb will get support

combined with a deep connection to labor and the grass-roots community, puts him in a very strong position to be re-elected in November.”

In November, Mr. Lamb probably will have to run in a substantially different district because of new congressional boundaries that will be in effect if a new congressional map holds up in court. The change would put him in the 17th District, now represented by U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, R-Sewickley.

He could have an easier time there than he did in the 18th, where in the last cycle 20 percent of voters cast ballots for Republican President Donald Trump. In the newly drawn 17th, only 3 percent voted for Mr. Trump. Democrats believe that gives Mr. Lamb even better odds than in the 18th, but they aren’t taking any chances. That’s why they put him in the Frontline Program.

Mr. Rothfus stands to get an extra boost from his party, too. The RNCC has put him in its own version of an incumbent protection plan called the Patriot Program.

Sarris Candies on Thursday reportedly posted an apology on its Facebook page for hosting a campaign stop for Rick Saccone with Donald Trump Jr. — and then deleted it.

According to the Washington Observer-Reporter, the Canonsburg-based candy company posted the apology about 12:30 p.m. and deleted it less than two hours later. The post had garnered more than 700 comments, many of which were critical of the apology.

The Observer-Reporter posted a screenshot of the apology, which read in part: “We would like to send an apology to all those that responded negatively to our visit from Mr. Saccone and Mr. Trump. When their camp asked if they could visit, we felt proud that we would have a chance to show off our facility to a national audience. We underestimated the political repercussions as a result of that visit. We