Past history says that voters see a greiving widow and say 'lets console her by giving her the seat her husband held'. It has happened a bunch of times.
But I'll bet it doesn't work when they see that the "grieving" wife bailed out when the husband needed her support. And that is all the Gov needs to throw her under the bus and put one of his own cronies in.
That “spouse gets the dead guy’s seat” is so bizarre. But the spouse’s bid works better in the House, because a special election is held within a couple mo the to fill the seat.
If Fetterman were to keel over and an election be held, that could very well happen. But remember, here the governor would appoint. If PA law is similar to most, there’d be a special election in November 2024 to fill the remaining 4 years of the term. In the meantime, governor Shapiro is looking to consolidate and expand his hold. My point is there are undoubtedly other potential appointees that could help him do that; appointing her would not