Pennsylvania is a prime pickup opportunity for Senate Democrats, adding pressure to the Senate prima

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primary fight

If Democrats are going to preserve their Senate majority after the 2022 midterm elections, the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey represents a crucial offensive opportunity for a party desperate for a sliver of hope.

That reality has intensified the pressure on the state's Democratic primary, with a range of lawmakers, operatives and national party leaders concerned that a contentious contest between Democrats will make it less likely that voters will nominate someone positioned to recreate President Joe Biden's statewide victory in 2020. But finding which candidate best represents that mandate has proven more elusive.

The primary has so far pitted a handful of Democrats with diverse backgrounds, unique geographic bases and distinct ideologies against each other, creating a contest that could also go a long way in answering several lingering questions for Democrats: How does the party break the Republican hold on rural voters? Can Democrats keep President Joe Biden's gains with suburban voters? And what can jolt Democratic voters in urban centers the way the antipathy for former President Donald Trump did years earlier?

"Pennsylvania is a very complicated state for Democrats," said Mike Mikus, a Democratic consultant in Pittsburgh who led Katie McGinty through the state's Democratic Senate primary in 2016 before the Democrat ultimately lost to Toomey in the general election. "You have to do well in the suburbs, you have to boost turnout in the cities and not get completely slaughtered in these rural counties. It is a delicate balance."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-is-a-prime-pickup-opportunity-for-senate-democrats-adding-pressure-to-the-senate-primary-fight/ar-AASOp56

[Freddie]

1. John Fetterman is the guy

Lots of good candidates but I think he can appeal to a wider group IMO.

[HockeyMom]

2. Thought he wanted

to run for Governor?

[brooklynite]

3. Met with him and came away thoroughly confused...

…at how he was going to campaign and what he was going to do in the Senate.

[W_HAMILTON]

5. I agree.

I like Conor Lamb, but he is probably the exact wrong type of candidate we need running for such a vital Senate seat at this moment in time; we need a FIGHTER -- not a calm, don't-rock-the-boat type of candidate. Lamb is doing good work in the House and he should remain there for now.

[ColinC]

4. I think Connor Lamb may be the safest bet.

More middle of the road, veteran, charismatic....