PHILADELPHIA — He rallied in Erie and marched in Pittsburgh. He held a town hall at a rural inn in Franklin County, spoke to union members in the Lehigh Valley, and headlined Democratic dinners in Northeastern Pennsylvania. But since launching his campaign in February 2021, Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman hasn’t held a public event in Pennsylvania’s biggest, bluest city.
Until now.
On Saturday, less than 50 days before a general election that could decide control of the U.S. Senate, Fetterman will hold his first open event in Philadelphia as he rallies with U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. It’s an unusually late arrival in a state where Philadelphia and Pittsburgh form the foundation of Democratic support. The two cities, and their increasingly solid-blue suburbs, have only become more critical to Democrats in recent years — helping the party offset its significant losses in the small towns and rural areas that have struggled with fading industries.
