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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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Editorial: Conor Lamb is the best choice Pa. Democrats have to flip a Senate seat

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month, President Joe Biden joked: “I came to office with an ambitious agenda, and I expected it to face stiff opposition in the Senate. I just hoped it would be from Republicans.” Even though the Democrats are technically in control of the 50-50…

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Pa. Senate poll: John Fetterman takes commanding lead among Dems; Dr. Oz and David McCormick in tight battle for GOP top spot

While Republicans remain split over their own candidates, more than half of all the registered Democratic voters who were surveyed by Franklin and Marshall College in late April said they plan to vote for John Fetterman in the U.S. Senate primary, according to a poll released Thursday.

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Four candidates compete in Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania

Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the open-seat U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania on May 17. Sen. Pat Toomey (R)—who was first elected to the Senate in 2010—announced on Oct. 5, 2020, that he would not run for re-election. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Conor…

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How the Supreme Court's plan to strike down Roe v. Wade could affect Pennsylvania's 2022 US Senate, governor races

PITTSBURGH — As if it wasn’t important enough already, the 2022 midterm election cycle in Pennsylvania — a state whose Democratic governor has vowed for years to veto any bills limiting abortion access — took on new meaning overnight, candidates on both sides of the aisle said late Monday and…

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Will Bunch: Malcolm Kenyatta is the Democrats’ future, so why can’t he be their present?

In the backroom of a popular Mexican restaurant in Chester County’s mushroom capital of Kennett Square, standing in front of florid Mexican folk paintings, a faux red-tile roof, and a half-finished Corona, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta held court for 20 minutes to explain why Pennsylvania Democrats should pick him, a…

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Campaign season kicks off in earnest with primaries in 14 states in May

This month's primaries and runoffs will serve as a test of the power of former President Trump's endorsements up and down the ballot.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 20 (April 28, 2022)

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4 takeaways from Monday night’s Pennsylvania Democratic Senate debate

PHILADELPHIA — They don’t want to “defund the police,” but they do want to end the Senate filibuster.

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Everything to know about John Fetterman's 2013 incident with a jogger

PHILADELPHIA — In the first Pennsylvania Democratic Senate debate to feature all three major candidates, moderators asked Lt. Gov. John Fetterman a question about a January day in 2013. He had pursued a man and pulled a shotgun on him. Would he do anything differently today?

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Senate Democrats raise money furiously to defend majority - Roll Call

Senate Democrats built up their war chests this quarter, including candidates who don’t face primary challengers.

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John Fetterman still has a huge cash advantage in the Pa. Senate race, even after Conor Lamb's best quarter

PHILADELPHIA — A turbulent few weeks and hard-hitting attacks have done little to change one of the persistent realities of Pennsylvania's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate: John Fetterman has a crucial money lead.

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New Pa. US Senate poll: John Fetterman pulling ahead as Democratic favorite, GOP race still wide open

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has pulled ahead as the Democratic U.S. Senate front-runner over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, while the GOP primary for the country's most-watched Senate race remains wide open, according to a Franklin & Marshall College Poll released Thursday.

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Trump allies claim he was ‘played’ after endorsing TV’s Dr Oz for Senate seat

Former president’s support of Mehmet Oz seen as ‘Apprentice’ star returning to celebrity-focused roots

McClatchy Washington Bureau

In Pennsylvania Senate race, Republicans go national, while Democrats keep it local

WASHINGTON — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen. Ted Cruz and Mike Pompeo all came out early for Dave McCormick.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

An ad supporting Conor Lamb sparked a backlash for wrongly calling John Fetterman a ‘self-described democratic socialist’

PHILADELPHIA — A super PAC backing U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb’s Democratic campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania made its first real foray into the race this week — and it didn’t go well.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

In this issue: Recent polling and debate in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race and state Sen. Steve Roberts challenges Cori Bush in MO-01

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At the Races: Historic confirmation, then recess - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman has a big lead in the Pa. Senate primary. Will attacks matter with 6 weeks to go?

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary began for real over the last few days.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman skipped the 1st Pa. Senate debate. His rivals made it all about him anyway

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The empty podium at stage right took a lot of hits on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Fracking divides field in Democratic Pennsylvania Senate debate

Democratic Senate candidates from both ends of Pennsylvania accused the front-runner, Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, of flip-flopping on energy issues in the first televised debate in one of the nation’s most-watched campaigns of the year.

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Conor Lamb says John Fetterman’s afraid to debate, calling shotgun incident ‘a huge problem’

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Conor Lamb says John Fetterman’s afraid to debate, calling shotgun incident ‘a huge problem’

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb issued a direct attack Thursday against Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, signaling a clear shift in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for Senate as it enters the final stretch.

The Independent UK

Lamb revives gun incident to attack Fetterman in Senate race

Conor Lamb is accusing rival John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate of skipping candidate forums to avoid talking about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man, shotgun in hand, because he suspected the man was involved in gunfire nearby

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