PHILADELPHIA — A turbulent few weeks and hard-hitting attacks have done little to change one of the persistent realities of Pennsylvania's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate: John Fetterman has a crucial money lead.
The lieutenant governor has more than three times as much money as U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb for the final month of the primary, according to an Inquirer analysis of campaign disclosures filed Friday, a key factor since polls already show Fetterman far ahead.
The financial edge is even larger than it first looks on paper, despite Lamb reporting his best fund-raising quarter so far. That's because a significant chunk of Lamb's campaign funds can only be used in November's general election, not the May primary.
