11-09-2022, 06:50 PM
(11-09-2022, 06:43 PM)pally Wrote: But Fetterman did better in rural counties than Biden did in 2020. He worked the entire state, esp in the primary. He knew he would get smoked but in tight races picking up 1% extra here and there adds up to real vote totals
I don't think Fetterman is a total dog of a candidate, but I wasn't terribly confident he could pull things off post-stroke, that's all. The stroke and the overall pro-GOP climate seemed a bit insurmountable, but he pulled it off.
As for the Steeler fan thing, I forgot Fetterman and Shapiro did have Franco Harris shilling for them. But still, the margins from the Philly area was where they really made their hay.