[tennmountainman]

Your post is an example of many that are ignoring the bigger picture.
These special elections are a result of GOP House member scandals.
Trent Franks resigned over a scandal.
GOP voters are not as forgiving as RATs on scandals.
GOP voters express this disappointment by not showing up
at the polls. This election was not about Trump, it was about
Trent Franks.
These special elections do not indicate any Blue Wave.
Only disappointment in GOP House members who have been
caught in scandals and were forced to resign.

[Zhang Fei]

You may have something there. However, the Dems recorded roughly the same vote count in this special election as in a presidential year election, and double the number of the last mid-term election in 2014. Now that is worrisome. And how does a Tipirneni come within 6% of a Lesko? Would a Nimrata Randhawa have won in South Carolina?

U.S. House, Arizona District 8 Special Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Debbie Lesko	52.61%	91,390
	Democratic	Hiral Tipirneni	47.39%	82,318
Total Votes (100% reporting (143 of 143 precincts))				173,708

[HamiltonJay]

Sorry, but the Dems didn’t get PRESIDENTIAL Year turnout in a special election because the seat was made vacant by a scandal.....

The willful blinders worn by so many in the GOP/Right to what is going on on the ground and WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO FIX IT is astounding!

The GOP is on path to lose the house this fall... unless they drastically change direction and messaging. See my other post on this thread.