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! t, t- G- @2 F. d There is no sign of Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone on Sherwood Drive.Just days before western Pennsylvania s special election, his campaign informed some residents that he may knock on doors that morning in this critical GOP stronghold. It s almost 11 a.m., and they re still waiting. He was supposed to stop by today,  68-year-old Republican John Debich says, scanning the empty streets of suburban Greensburg from his front porch.  It s the second time we ve been avoided.                                         Debich s disappointment underscores a dangerous truth for the GOP as the nation braces for the next special election of the Trump era on Tuesday.Saccone may be President Trump s strong favorite in a conservative region, but he is struggling with the basics of modern-day politics. In a race that will hinge on voter turnout, the 60-year-old state af1  lawmaker has little organization of his own mdash; at least compared wi adidas originals th Democrat Conor Lamb, a 33-year-old former Marine and federal prosecutor who has never before run for office.        Most of Saccone s appearances over the last week have been closed to the public, and those that weren t, attracted only a handful of supporters.Drawing little energy from within, Saccone has been forced to outsource the lifeblood of many successful campaigns mdash; the so-called get-out-the-vote operation mdash; to paid contractors and the national GOP, which has scrambled to pick up the slack. Fearing a stanley cups nother special electi