I beg to differ. Gerlach fought off a very strong opposition...Lois Murphy is very popular and it took a very well run campaign to prevent her from winning.
She then joined the U.S. Justice Department before serving as associate legal counsel for NARAL Pro-Choice America
Is going to start at a disadvantage in Pennsylvania - even in the Philly burbs. A more conservative Dem and Gerlach would have been in very serious trouble.