BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania On May 13, just days before the May party primary here in the Keystone State, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman suffered a stroke while on the campaign trail in Lancaster in his run for his party’s nomination for U.S. Senate.
Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro is not running from the issues of crime or the economy this year in his bid to be elected governor of Pennsylvania.
Buoyed by stronger-than-anticipated polling, solid fundraising and untested rivals, Democrats enter the post-Labor Day campaign sprint with a renewed sense of optimism about their chances of salvaging their Senate majority in the midterm elections. For Democrats, one particular bright spot has been Pennsylvania, where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has opened up a 7-point lead over Republican nominee Mehmet Oz.