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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Politics
Julia Terruso and Jonathan Tamari

John Fetterman skipped the 1st Pa. Senate debate. His rivals made it all about him anyway

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The empty podium at stage right took a lot of hits on Sunday.

From the opening moments of Pennsylvania’s first Democratic Senate debate, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta lobbed attacks at their missing primary opponent: the front-runner, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.

In 90 minutes of jabs and jokes, both men — especially Lamb — argued that Fetterman’s decision to skip the debate was an insult to voters and a red flag for his candidacy in a critical Senate contest.

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