Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman easily won the Democratic primary to be U.S. senator for Pennsylvania Tuesday night, an open seat Democrats see as one of their best pickup opportunities.
Good deal!!!
Now I hope he wins in November…
Well… YEAH!!!
Here’s something to larf about……
Har har har!!
Poor Hot Wheels
So mebbe the Goobers do have a fucking up limit with their Members??
I don’t live in PA so I don’t have direct skin in that game. I would have preferred Conor Lamb to go up against the GOP candidate. Having said that, anyone (or thing) gets my support against the Rethugs. If he can win, fine.
What about Lamb’s House Seat? Can Lamb still get nomination? It was a safe R seat that he won in a miracle election. I’d hate to see it flip back.
I originally had that feeling when I voted for Krysten Sinema and after a few months I saw my mistake and it’s only gotten worse.
We ALL have skin in the game. If McCormick or Oz keeps the PA Senate seat GQP, we are all in trouble.
This is delicious. What a story he’ll have to tell about healthcare and the necessity of good, quality care.
To be very honest with you, darr, I don’t see him as having a lot of appeal in different parts of the State. Sure, in the more urban areas, he’s probably a lock. But, going out to the rural areas, trying to court some Indies, I don’t see “criminal justice reform, marijuana legalization” as getting a lot of traction outside of the cities. Who knows? We’ll see…
Connor Lamb is a great guy and he was well situated to hold a r leaning seat. He threw that all away by trying to run for senate, which illustrates that he isn’t really in it to achieve results for the people rather than further his own ambitions. The people in PA do not want Joe Manchin light. Fetterman will do very well with rural, more working class voters, because he looks and speaks like them and he shows up to talk. If you think marijuana legalization will be the thing that turns off voters in the rural areas you are not paying attention, they use at the same rates as urban populations. Fetterman also has a secret weapon, his wife Giselle. She will be a formidable force on the campaign trail- in person and on the socials.
As of now from NYT:
Democratic Primary
Candidate Votes Pct.
John Fetterman 236,025 +58.2% 58.2% Conor Lamb 115,154 +28.4% 28.4 Malcolm Kenyatta 37,370 +9.2% 9.2 35% est. reported Republican Primary
Candidate Votes Pct. Dave McCormick 76,738 +31.4% 31.4% Mehmet Oz 70,417 +28.8% 28.8 Kathy Barnette 55,988 +22.9% 22.9 25% est. reported
I don’t see how he loses in the general with these numbers. And looks like the Loser of Oz…is losing. Also crazy lady.
Can’t wait to vote for John again in November!
Sorry, I’m not convinced that marij. legalization is going to be primary or even secondary on the minds of folks living out in the rural areas. And the wife is not the candidate. Having said that, the governor’s house looks to be safely Dem.
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I think that was a forgone conclusion. However there is joy in Mudville. With over 95% of the vote in it seems Cawthorn is mathematically eliminated. Oz is down too.
Nope. Lamb’s out. Two progressives are running to retain the D seat.
“…despite some Democrats’ preference for the cleaner-cut Lamb.”
This kind of one-dimensional dumbassery reminds me of the imbecile baseball scouts in “Moneyball” staring straight ahead like deer staring down an oncoming train while Brad Pitt as Billy Bean just ignored their fossilized stupidity. And you want to continue to argue that the Democrats aren’t 50% of the problems we face?
Regarding Maddy….
Nothing against Lamb, but he is a bit milquetoast.
If Lamb beat Fetterman, of course I would support Lamb. But he didn’t, so full-steam on the Fetterman Express.