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MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)\u2014Calling the result \u201cclose but no cigar,\u201d Vladimir Putin has conceded defeat in Tuesday night\u2019s special congressional election in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters at the Kremlin, Putin thanked the many Russian campaign workers who tried but failed to propel the Republican candidate, Rick Saccone, into the winner\u2019s circle.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur social-media trolls did some of their finest work to put Rick over the top, but, in the final analysis, we were a day late and a ruble short,\u201d the Russian President said.<\/p>\n

Putin had high praise for the Democratic candidate, Conor Lamb, who, he said, \u201cmanaged to win in a district that I easily delivered to Donald Trump in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he belittled the attempts of Republican officials like the House Speaker, Paul Ryan, to sugarcoat the Pennsylvania defeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night should be a wake-up call for Republicans everywhere,\u201d Putin warned. \u201cThe midterms are less than eight months away. Let\u2019s get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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