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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Fetterman leads Lamb by double digits in Pennsylvania [View all]PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)37. Fetterman ran for the Senate in 2016 and particpated in a debate with 2 other
Democratic primary candidates, Joe Sestak and Katie McGinty. I thought his performance was the best of the three and FAR better than that of Katie McGinty who ended up winning the primary and then losing the general election to Pat Toomey.
Right now, it looks as though the party machine is supporting Conor Lamb and that leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many Pennsylvanians because of how the DSCC poured a lot of money into the 2016 primary in support of McGinty.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent $425,000 on TV ads supporting McGinty in the primary election. The expenditure was unusual because the money was spent as a coordinated expenditure from the DSCC, not the usual independent expenditure. This could have potentially harmed the Democratic Party in the general election, as there is a limit of $1.9 million that can be spent on these types of expenditures in Pennsylvania, unlike independent expenditures which have no monetary limit.[28]
The DSCC also reserved $1.1 million in ad time to support McGinty in the last two weeks before the primary.[29]
The DSCC also reserved $1.1 million in ad time to support McGinty in the last two weeks before the primary.[29]
https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania,_2016
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I can't help but like Fetterman. Given the stakes in this race, that he comes off as a "fighter"
hlthe2b
Mar 2022
#2
I don't like Conor Lamb who barely won his district and question whether he could win a general
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#15
Excitement is responding to something innate but it's also generated by us.
Frasier Balzov
Mar 2022
#62
Fetterman has a way better chance of making the primary and winning a presidential primary
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#79
Lamb voted to make the Trump tax cuts perm, + had the 2nd highest Trump score in the 115th Congress
Celerity
Mar 2022
#38
well, if you want to be in politics, there are only 2 real choices in the US in terms of parties
Celerity
Apr 2022
#64
Nope...I live right next to PA...Lamb is not a sure winner. If you can't win a primary, you sure
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#17
Aha!! I couldn't remember who that was. He was a mayor then and even bigger than he looks now. nt
Carlitos Brigante
Mar 2022
#22
Tim Ryan has a shot in Ohio too which would really really help. I am worried about Sen. Warnock.
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#24
That is true...and I know from Sis that our side is already working on workarounds for the
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#46
I have seen internal polling where Ryan is up by a couple of points...but that is pretty amazing.
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#48
I think he has a chance. It is all about getting the vote out everywhere...hold the cities and
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#55
Fetterman ran for the Senate in 2016 and particpated in a debate with 2 other
PA Democrat
Mar 2022
#37
Sestak lost too...that is why I don't care what the party machine says...they are awful in their
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#56
I've been living in Pennsylvania for a long time, and voting Dem for a long time too
FakeNoose
Mar 2022
#31
Nope he said he 'kept his campaign promise' and did not vote for Nancy Pelosi...Joe Kennedy as I
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#80
Yes, he has won a statewide race where he knocked off a sitting lieutenant governor in the primary
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#51
Actually, I would not mind if either of these three men were our candidate. it's just who can win
Samrob
Mar 2022
#47
Fetterman is more liberal than Lamb so that is not true. Fetterman is a plain spoken man and the
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#52
Why is that exactly? He is killing Lamb in the primary. The PA folks all went for Lamb and
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#53
Absolutely agree with this. Brown is one of my favourite Senators, along with Warnock, Markey,
Celerity
Apr 2022
#65
He is a great guy and has withstood huge amounts of money and slime thrown at him by the
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#67
I always thought he would have been a possible POTUS candidate for 2016 and 2020
Celerity
Apr 2022
#68
absolutely, he's an odds-beater for sure by winning (fairly easily) in Ohio. Let's hope Ryan can do
Celerity
Apr 2022
#85
Joshie Mandel...frat boy extrodinaire who handed out jobs on facebook to his 'bro's' ran against him
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#86
Nope just wrong...multiple times. They picked McGinty for example...we need a winner...we have
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#83