Pennsylvania 8: Paige Cognetti takes aim at a Republican seat in Trump country

Pennsylvania 8: Paige Cognetti takes aim at a Republican seat in Trump country

Pennsylvania’s 8th District is a Republican-held seat in northeastern Pennsylvania that Democrats hope to make competitive. Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan is defending the district against Democrat Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton. The race is closely tied to the region’s movement toward Republicans and to the political meaning of Scranton, a city associated with the Democratic Party.