11-09-2022, 06:43 PM
(11-09-2022, 05:20 PM)Nately120 Wrote: You can thank Trump and his two hand-picked candidates for Fetterman's win. Out of touch is the GOP thinking they should run two Trump lackeys who are running on election denial and unpopular right-wing policies in a state that Trump lost.
Total botch job by the GOP here.
Yep, it's the same smugness that made the GOP think they could push for unpopular abortion bans and somehow avoid political blowback for it. As I've said, this should be a real "look in the mirror" moment for the GOP. David McCormick probably wins this seat, but the party that apparently doesn't let emotion get the best of them decided to go with a TV doctor from a different state rather than the kind of experienced GOP candidate who has proven successful in PA.
Also, a lot of Oz's support came from red areas of that state that are full of Steeler fans while a lot of Fetterman's support came from areas of the state that trend towards the Eagles or Giants etc. Fetterman's margin of victory in Steeler country was much slimmer than his margin in eastern PA. Actually, you could probably argue Oz won the Steeler fans vote and Fetterman won the Philly fans, the Penn State fans, and the miscellaneous DC to NJ style fans.
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
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