# Democrats keep flipping Trump-country seats in special-election streak

https://mins.news/en/video/26792

- CNN, 2026-08-20 00:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSoS0_5kIVA

> Democrat Brandon Dukes flipped a Pennsylvania state House seat that Donald Trump had carried by 18 points in a special election. The district had not elected a Democrat in nearly 30 years. Dukes and CNN analysts discuss whether the result is isolated or part of a broader Democratic winning streak and what it could mean for the midterms.

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