we re watching a number of big races that will help define where this country is going, and where better to follow it all than outside of independence hall, birthplace of our declaration of independence and our constitution. most closely watched is the race for an open senator seat. pat toomey is retiring, which means this is the democrats best chance to make gains in the senate. lieutenant governor john fetorman currently leads the race against congressman connor lam, malcolm kenyatta and alex khalil. did fetterman s stroke change the calculus for voters? and what about the black vote? his opponents insist black voters haven t been adequately polled. on the right, there are seven candidates looming over all of them is donald trump. one in three gop ads aired here mentioned donald trump. and as charlie matthiasson put it, there are few states as deeply infect by donald trump s election fraud lie. the gop leaders are mehmet oz, cathy barnett and dave mccormick. trump picked o
involved, donald trump coming and telling people not to vote for me and all the rest. i ve just tied to stay focused on the interference i bring and results aye gotten at the ballot box and in washington and i don t worry about the labels. i think people are hungry for a leader that gets results. what about the money spent in this race? you have been outspent two to one. do you think that s had an impact? i do. you know, again, fetterman has run statewide three times now. it s my first time. so giving him a financial advantage on top of the name recognition advantage has obviously made it a big hill to climb. but i didn t run for this because of money or any of those sorts of dynamics. i ran because we need to win the senate seat in order to effectively run the country on any issue, whether it s voting rights, women s rights, the economy, all the rest. i look at the other candidates in this race, and i had grave concerns about whether they could win a general election in