Democrats’ Risky Keystone Bet

...It pits... unapologetic progressive firebrand against a centrist... for now—the uber-liberal is running away with it.

With a month to the... primary, Mr. Fetterman claims a significant fundraising advantage over Mr. Lamb and a substantial lead in the polls...

The Lamb formula is a savvy combination of support for key party priorities and independence on issues that resonate with centrist Pennsylvanians. He’s pro-choice, favors Build Back Better and a federal voting takeover, and has even called for getting rid of the filibuster. At the same time, he’s in favor of fracking... has voted for more border security, and... voted for a bill to make parts of the 2017 tax reform permanent.

Mr. Lamb’s problem is that he’s less well-known than Mr. Fetterman... The liberal is 6-foot-8, has a goatee and tattoos, and revels in gym shorts, Carhartt and blue-collar Keystone culture. He has a penchant for trolling Republicans as “simps” and trashing West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s attachment to the filibuster. While Mr. Fetterman grew up in Central Pennsylvania in affluence, he presents himself as the patron saint of the Rust Belt Working Joe.

This masks a Fetterman agenda that puts him squarely in the camp of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (whom he’s praised as a “luminary”) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (whom he endorsed for president in 2016). He supports Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage, allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, gun control, climate “justice,” and a “de facto moratorium” on fracking. Perhaps a greater political problem in today’s environment, he’s spoken at defund-the-police rallies and made a priority of releasing felons from prison. Then there’s the 2013 incident in which, as mayor of Braddock, he pulled a gun on an unarmed black jogger...

“ This masks a Fetterman agenda that puts him squarely in the camp of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (whom he’s praised as a “luminary”) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (whom he endorsed for president in 2016). He supports Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage, allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, gun control, climate “justice,” and a “de facto moratorium” on fracking. Perhaps a greater political problem in today’s environment, he’s spoken at defund-the-police rallies and made a priority of releasing felons from prison. Then there’s the 2013 incident in which, as mayor of Braddock, he pulled a gun on an unarmed black jogger..”

The guy is a sociopath and should be put down.

Lamb is a joke, Fetterman is the Democrat candidate for PA.... Lamb is a two term congressman who frankly should have been voted out of office last time had the GOP actually taken the field....they didn’t. They had a decent candidate, but did not put any real effort behind him, and Lamb won against a complete joke of a candidate the first time around.

With that said, its pretty clear to me the author of this opinion piece has likely never set foot in Pennsylvania.

She classifies Fetterman as an untested firebrand, and Lamb as a proven track record of beating Republicans. I would challenge BOTH of these assertions.

Fetterman has far more bonafides as a politician than most, he was the long time Mayor of Braddock, and long forgotten and ignored and depressed city, who’s hey day from the mills was long long gone... Braddock is a place most people don’t want to even drive through, let alone live.. if you were to name some of the worst places in the Pittsburgh area in terms of crime, urban decay, and all that go with it, Braddock is always on the short list. He has personally put in more effort and work than 99% of politicians have ever done... While others walked away, he walked right in and put in the hard work.. He was not born there, he chose to go there, and then stayed, and for 14 years was its mayor.

Lamb on the other hand, tries to walk a fence in his district, pretending to be moderate at election time, but when push comes to shove, he’ll tow the party line. He’s not remotely what he pretends to be.

There is little doubt that when voters see the both of them, why Fetterman is running away with this race.

I will also say this about the PA Senate Race... Yes, there is a red wave coming, and its going to be huge.. however if I were to pick a race that I suspect may buck this trend, it would be this race.

Fetterman absolutely is the best candidate by far of either party, he absolutely dominates any room he is in, and not just physically, though he certainly does this too. Fettermen’s only real obstacle is that he’s running in a year when the Democrat brand is in the absolute toilet.

I consider this race a bell weather... If the GOP win this senate race this year, it means that the Democrat brand is so damaged that a ham sandwich would win as long as it had a R by its name. If they win this Senate seat, it will be a down right atrocious night for democrats... not a very bad night, but an ATROCIOUS one..

I don’t care who the actual GOP nominee is in this race, if any of them win, it’s just because the Dem brand is worthless. Yes, Fetterman is that much stronger of a candidate than any Republican running. The one weak spot for Fetterman beyond general D branding is ties to the Unpopular Wolf.. but even Wolf’s unpopularity is nowhere near where one would think it would be, but thats a weak spot for him, that’s about it.

If the GOP hold this seat, then house seat gains should be nibbling at triple digits if not more.

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