SOURCE CLOSE TO SPEAKER PAUL RYAN:

“Lamb ran a unique campaign that almost no Democrat on the ballot this fall can replicate. It allowed him to compete here, but it doesn’t mean Dems are gonna be competitive in places like this come November.“ #PA18

— Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) March 14, 2018

Yeah, no Democrat will be able to run the “unique campaign” of fighting for universal health care and against Paul Ryan’s corporate tax cut. https://t.co/NSslGnthzb

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) March 14, 2018