PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb issued a direct attack Thursday against Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, signaling a clear shift in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for Senate as it enters the final stretch.
Lamb accused Fetterman, the front-runner in the race, of dodging scrutiny on a controversial incident from his past that he said could “single-handedly” cost Democrats a Senate seat.
It’s the first time Fetterman’s been directly attacked, marking what could be a pivot in the tone and intensity of the race. For months, the incident — in which Fetterman chased a Black jogger and then pulled a shotgun on him to keep him from leaving — has loomed in the background. Lamb had never directly raised the incident before. State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, the only Black candidate in the race, has denounced Fetterman for vigilantism and called for an apology but not outright attacked him publicly.
