I've never seen anything like this, ... It's a populist insurrection.

This is a herculean populist insurrection, the likes of which I haven't seen.

This election was a proxy for a bigger struggle to change the culture and lifestyle in Harrisburg,

We are in a very unusual environment.

When Republicans represent moderate districts, they become less conservative just as Democrats representing conservative districts become less liberal. The least conservative Republican members — Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim Gerlach and Curt Weldon — all represent suburban Philadelphia districts, where the voters tend to be more moderate.

Democrats scratch their heads and can't figure out why he keeps winning. They don't understand how someone so conservative and brash can win in Pennsylvania, a centrist, light-blue state where moderates prevail.